Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 23.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 23.2% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hong Kong peaked at 23.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2006.
That places Hong Kong 65th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 13.3% | — |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 23.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 141,610 (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 138,294 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.72 % change on previous year (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 23.2% 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 23.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2006.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Hong Kong ranks 65th out of 128 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 27.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release