Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9476 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong is 0.9476 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong peaked at 0.9515 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4513 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong 79th out of 137 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4513 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.56 GPIA | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 0.668 GPIA | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8561 GPIA | +28.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9233 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9302 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9315 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9338 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9382 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9346 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9338 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9419 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9435 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9423 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9482 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9425 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9464 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9426 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9443 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9515 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9468 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9437 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9476 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5057 GPIA | 0.4513 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.668 GPIA | 0.668 GPIA | 0.668 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8897 GPIA | 0.8561 GPIA | 0.9233 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9318 GPIA | 0.9302 GPIA | 0.9338 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9414 GPIA | 0.9338 GPIA | 0.9482 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9468 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 0.9515 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Hong Kong?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong was 0.9476 GPIA 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 0.9515 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4513 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Hong Kong ranks 79th out of 137 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 0.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release