East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Hong Kong: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
94.6%
in 2019
Hong Kong
109.4%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
17th
Hong Kong rank
20th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Hong Kong
0255075100197119952019

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 109.4% against 94.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.8%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Hong Kong ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th and Hong Kong ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1970s 74.0% 77.4% 3.3% Hong Kong
1980s 64.8% 87.2% 22.5% Hong Kong
1990s 78.4% 90.5% 12.1% Hong Kong
2010s 92.5% 106.2% 13.7% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 109.4% against 94.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong?
14.8%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong?
23 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th and Hong Kong ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.