Hong Kong, China vs Post-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school

Hong Kong, China
99.9%
in 2017
Post-demographic dividend
98.1%
in 2017
Hong Kong, China rank
7th
Post-demographic dividend rank
6th

Progression to secondary school over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Post-demographic dividend
020406080100197019932017

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 99.9% against 98.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Post-demographic dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 89.1% 96.6% 7.5% Post-demographic dividend
1980s 90.7% 96.9% 6.2% Post-demographic dividend
1990s 99.0% 97.3% 1.6% Hong Kong, China
2000s 99.8% 98.0% 1.8% Hong Kong, China
2010s 99.8% 98.1% 1.7% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Hong Kong, China or Post-demographic dividend?
Hong Kong, China, at 99.9% against 98.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2017.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Hong Kong, China and Post-demographic dividend?
1.8%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Post-demographic dividend?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for progression to secondary school?
Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong, China vs Post-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/progression-to-secondary-school-percent/hong-kong-sar-china/post-demographic-dividend/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/progression-to-secondary-school-percent/hong-kong-sar-china/post-demographic-dividend/">Hong Kong, China vs Post-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).