School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8847 GPI, in 1971.
Hong Kong, China ranks 104th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8847 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8888 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8946 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8976 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9037 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9184 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9264 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9621 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9705 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9937 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9095 GPI | 0.8847 GPI | 0.9621 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9946 GPI | 0.9705 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8847 GPI in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 104th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.