Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9262 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.9262 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
83rd
of 131 countries
All-time high
0.9262 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.4688 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
16
1971–2022

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2022

00.20.40.60.811971199620221971: 0.469 GPIA1976: 0.544 GPIA1981: 0.646 GPIA1986: 0.724 GPIA1991: 0.799 GPIA1996: 0.851 GPIA2006: 0.892 GPIA2008: 0.9 GPIA2009: 0.905 GPIA2010: 0.91 GPIA2011: 0.912 GPIA2014: 0.923 GPIA2015: 0.924 GPIA2017: 0.924 GPIA2019: 0.925 GPIA2022: 0.926 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong is 0.9262 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong peaked at 0.9262 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4688 GPIA, in 1971.

Hong Kong ranks 83rd 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

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Hong Kong, 1971 to 2022.
Year GPIA Change
1971 0.4688 GPIA
1976 0.5445 GPIA +16.1%
1981 0.6463 GPIA +18.7%
1986 0.724 GPIA +12.0%
1991 0.7989 GPIA +10.3%
1996 0.8508 GPIA +6.5%
2006 0.8915 GPIA +4.8%
2008 0.8998 GPIA +0.9%
2009 0.9055 GPIA +0.6%
2010 0.9104 GPIA +0.5%
2011 0.9121 GPIA +0.2%
2014 0.9229 GPIA +1.2%
2015 0.9245 GPIA +0.2%
2017 0.9237 GPIA -0.1%
2019 0.9248 GPIA +0.1%
2022 0.9262 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5067 GPIA 0.4688 GPIA 0.5445 GPIA 2
1980s 0.6852 GPIA 0.6463 GPIA 0.724 GPIA 2
1990s 0.8249 GPIA 0.7989 GPIA 0.8508 GPIA 2
2000s 0.8989 GPIA 0.8915 GPIA 0.9055 GPIA 3
2010s 0.9197 GPIA 0.9104 GPIA 0.9248 GPIA 6
2020s 0.9262 GPIA 0.9262 GPIA 0.9262 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 80 Singapore 0.9441 GPIA compare
  2. 81 Saudi Arabia 0.9348 GPIA compare
  3. 82 Italy 0.9297 GPIA compare
  4. 84 Greece 0.923 GPIA compare
  5. 85 Thailand 0.9071 GPIA compare
  6. 86 South Korea 0.9063 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 132 places →

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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 0.9262 GPIA 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 0.9262 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4688 GPIA in 1971.
How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
Hong Kong ranks 83rd 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 1.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
132 places, 1,859 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release