East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Hong Kong: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
53.8%
in 2019
Hong Kong
99.0%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
6th
Hong Kong rank
9th

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Hong Kong
020406080100197119952019

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 99.0% against 53.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 45.2%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Hong Kong ranks 9th of 45 groups.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1970s 11.3% 100.0% 88.7% Hong Kong
1980s 10.2% 100.0% 89.8% Hong Kong
1990s 12.2% 100.0% 87.8% Hong Kong
2000s 38.4% 99.8% 61.4% Hong Kong
2010s 50.6% 99.0% 48.4% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 99.0% against 53.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
45.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
43 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong rank globally for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Hong Kong ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 7,090 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.