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
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.07 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 291,578 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 178,608 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,269 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.95 % 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release