School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 18.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 18.75 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 18.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.53 years, in 2003.
That places Hong Kong, China 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.53 years | — |
| 2004 | 13.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4 years | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 15.66 years | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 15.99 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 15.4 years | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 15.91 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 15.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.23 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.33 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.79 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 16.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.36 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.61 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.92 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 18.75 years | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.38 years | 13.53 years | 15.99 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.26 years | 15.4 years | 16.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.73 years | 17.02 years | 18.75 years | 5 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China was 18.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 18.75 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.53 years in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release