Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 66.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong is 66.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hong Kong peaked at 66.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong 60th out of 142 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 | 16.4% | — |
| 1976 | 19.3% | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | +26.9% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | +47.7% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 36.2% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 54.1% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 57.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 64.8% | 66.3% | 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 66.3% 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 66.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Hong Kong ranks 60th out of 142 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 8.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release