Hong Kong vs India: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary
Hong Kong
0.8%
in 2024
India
0.6%
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
164th
India rank
167th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was India ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 164th and India ranks 167th of 179 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary, Hong Kong or India?
- Hong Kong, at 0.8% against 0.6% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary between Hong Kong and India?
- 0.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and India rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Hong Kong ranks 164th and India ranks 167th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release