Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 84.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong is 84.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong peaked at 84.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong 58th out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.6% | — |
| 1976 | 37.7% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +20.3% |
| 1986 | 53.2% | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 59.9% | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 66.7% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.1% | 34.6% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 45.3% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 59.9% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.6% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 77.8% | 83.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 141,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 149,968 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,519 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.07 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong was 84.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hong Kong ranks 58th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release