Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hong Kong, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hong Kong is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hong Kong peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.9% | — |
| 1981 | 60.8% | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +53.2% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 93.1% | 93.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 93.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 96.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.4% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
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 primary education or higher in Hong Kong?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hong Kong was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 primary 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