Hong Kong, China vs Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Hong Kong, China
107.9%
in 2019
Middle income
88.7%
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
29th
Middle income rank
28th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 107.9% against 88.7% in Middle income, a difference of 19.2%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 29th and Middle income ranks 28th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 80.3% 76.0% 4.4% Hong Kong, China
1980s 85.1% 76.8% 8.4% Hong Kong, China
1990s 88.2% 80.7% 7.5% Hong Kong, China
2010s 106.0% 88.5% 17.5% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Hong Kong, China or Middle income?
Hong Kong, China, at 107.9% against 88.7% in Middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Hong Kong, China and Middle income?
19.2%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Middle income?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and Middle income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 29th and Middle income ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.