Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hong Kong, 2006–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hong Kong is 25.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hong Kong peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2006.
Hong Kong ranks 54th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15.2% | — |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 17.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.6% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 178,608 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 138,294 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 291,578 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 149,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hong Kong?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hong Kong was 25.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2006.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Hong Kong ranks 54th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.