Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 80.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 80.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hong Kong peaked at 80.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1971.
Hong Kong ranks 60th of 134 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 | 25.4% | — |
| 1976 | 29.2% | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | +29.0% |
| 1986 | 46.0% | +22.2% |
| 1991 | 54.0% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 25.4% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 37.7% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 54.0% | 61.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 71.2% | 73.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 74.0% | 79.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 141,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28,284 (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 80.6% 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 80.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hong Kong ranks 60th out of 134 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 6.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release