Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 64.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong stood at 64.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong peaked at 64.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong 61st out of 141 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 | 10.2% | — |
| 1976 | 13.8% | +35.2% |
| 1981 | 19.4% | +40.8% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +71.5% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 33.3% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 52.3% | 54.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 55.4% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.2% | 64.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 58 Brunei Darussalam 67.9% compare
- 59 Sri Lanka 66.1% compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 65.2% compare
- 62 Timor-Leste 63.1% compare
- 63 Brazil 63.1% compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8% compare
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 upper secondary education or in Hong Kong?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong was 64.8% 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 64.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Hong Kong ranks 61st out of 141 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 8.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release