School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 5.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Hong Kong, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 5.82 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Hong Kong peaked at 5.82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.51 years, in 2003.
That places Hong Kong 8th out of 191 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, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.51 years | — |
| 2004 | 1.54 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.57 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.61 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.09 years | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 2.75 years | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 2.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.88 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.03 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.48 years | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 3.57 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.54 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.75 years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.01 years | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 4.26 years | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 4.53 years | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8 years | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 4.95 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.23 years | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 5.82 years | +11.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 5.82 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.12 years, 1.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 5.82 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2 years, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +31.9% | 2.09 years | 2.75 years |
| 2007 | +29.9% | 1.61 years | 2.09 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.98 years | 1.51 years | 2.78 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.52 years | 2.88 years | 4.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.07 years | 4.53 years | 5.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- 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, tertiary, female in Hong Kong?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Hong Kong was 5.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 years in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release