Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong is 27.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2006.
Hong Kong ranks 46th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.4% | — |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 18.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 19.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.2% | 27.9% | 5 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong was 27.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2006.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Hong Kong ranks 46th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release