School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 3.74 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Hong Kong, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Hong Kong stood at 3.74 years. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Hong Kong peaked at 3.74 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.509 years, in 1971.
Hong Kong ranks 13th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.509 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.5414 years | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5672 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6284 years | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6644 years | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7393 years | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6647 years | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6715 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6797 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7064 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7713 years | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8116 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 1.08 years | +33.6% |
| 1993 | 1.12 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.23 years | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 1.54 years | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 1.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.62 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.69 years | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.16 years | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 2.82 years | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 2.88 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.96 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.96 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.21 years | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 3.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.34 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.47 years | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.57 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.74 years | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6232 years | 0.509 years | 0.7393 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7423 years | 0.6797 years | 0.8116 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.14 years | 1.08 years | 1.23 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.04 years | 1.54 years | 2.88 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.27 years | 2.96 years | 3.74 years | 10 |
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More education data for Hong Kong
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Hong Kong?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Hong Kong was 3.74 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.509 years in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 13th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.