School life expectancy, secondary, female in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Hong Kong, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Hong Kong stood at 6.45 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Hong Kong peaked at 6.45 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.53 years, in 2001.
Hong Kong ranks 78th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.53 years | — |
| 2002 | 5.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.72 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 5.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 5.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.94 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.03 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.1 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.43 years | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 6.15 years | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.25 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.19 years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.14 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.24 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.11 years | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.92 years | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 5.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.23 years | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 6.23 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.45 years | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8 years | 5.53 years | 6.1 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.21 years | 6.11 years | 6.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.15 years | 5.91 years | 6.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 75 French Guiana 6.49 years
- 76 Azerbaijan 6.48 years compare
- 77 Mauritius 6.48 years compare
- 79 Samoa 6.42 years compare
- 80 Cyprus 6.39 years compare
- 81 Cape Verde 6.39 years compare
More education data for Hong Kong
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,519 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,765 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Hong Kong?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Hong Kong was 6.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.53 years in 2001.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 78th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release