School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.1 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong peaked at 1.12 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3481 GPI, in 1976.
Hong Kong ranks 110th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4531 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4082 GPI | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4014 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3711 GPI | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3764 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3481 GPI | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3924 GPI | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4446 GPI | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4586 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5079 GPI | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5431 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5606 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6734 GPI | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7186 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7501 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9506 GPI | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9841 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9782 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9646 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9679 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9675 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9567 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9794 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3994 GPI | 0.3481 GPI | 0.4531 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5175 GPI | 0.4586 GPI | 0.5606 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.714 GPI | 0.6734 GPI | 0.7501 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9671 GPI | 0.9506 GPI | 0.9841 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 0.9794 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,269 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 178,608 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 138,294 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hong Kong was 1.1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3481 GPI in 1976.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Hong Kong ranks 110th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, 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.