Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Hong Kong, China or Uruguay?

Hong Kong, China, at 340,877 against 337,808 in Uruguay as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Hong Kong, China and Uruguay?

3,069, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Uruguay?

41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Uruguay: Secondary education, pupils

Hong Kong, China

340,877

in 2024

Uruguay

337,808

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

119th

Uruguay rank

121st

Secondary education, pupils over time

Hong Kong, China
Uruguay

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 340,877 against 337,808 in Uruguay, a difference of 3,069.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 206 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	337,514	180,759	156,755	Hong Kong, China
1980s	458,186	211,732	246,454	Hong Kong, China
1990s	473,817	269,826	203,991	Hong Kong, China
2000s	499,286	315,763	183,523	Hong Kong, China
2010s	414,941	331,412	83,528	Hong Kong, China
2020s	339,574	335,506	4,068	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Hong Kong, China or Uruguay?: Hong Kong, China, at 340,877 against 337,808 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Hong Kong, China and Uruguay?: 3,069, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Uruguay?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Uruguay rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Hong Kong, China ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.