Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 68.3% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong peaked at 68.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong 58th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.6% | — |
| 1976 | 24.6% | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 29.1% | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +33.8% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6% | 22.6% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 38.9% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 56.2% | 58.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 59.0% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.7% | 68.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,765 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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) 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong was 68.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Hong Kong ranks 58th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 upper secondary 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