Hong Kong, China vs Nigeria: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Hong Kong, China
0.9718 index
in 2024
Nigeria
0.9709 index
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
160th
Nigeria rank
163rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Nigeria
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.9718 index against 0.9709 index in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0009 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9859 index | 0.8557 index | 0.1302 index | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.9867 index | 0.9589 index | 0.0278 index | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.9755 index | 0.9833 index | 0.0078 index | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Hong Kong, China or Nigeria?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.9718 index against 0.9709 index in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Hong Kong, China and Nigeria?
- 0.0009 index, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Nigeria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Nigeria rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.