Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 77.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong stood at 77.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong peaked at 77.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1971.
Hong Kong ranks 62nd of 131 countries on this measure, 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 | 16.2% | — |
| 1976 | 20.5% | +26.2% |
| 1981 | 29.3% | +42.8% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | +31.5% |
| 1991 | 47.9% | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 56.8% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4% | 16.2% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 29.3% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 47.9% | 56.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 67.4% | 69.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 70.8% | 77.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.9% | 77.9% | 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 77.9% 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 77.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hong Kong ranks 62nd out of 131 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 7.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release