Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 52,640 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
52,640 number
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
50th
of 107 countries
All-time high
52,640 number
in 2019
All-time low
49,308 number
in 2016
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 2013–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k2013201620192013: 49.8k number2014: 50.9k number2015: 50.6k number2016: 49.3k number2017: 49.6k number2018: 50.4k number2019: 52.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China is 52,640 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Hong Kong, China ranks 50th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number) in Hong Kong, China, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 49,759 number
2014 50,899 number +2.3%
2015 50,629 number -0.5%
2016 49,308 number -2.6%
2017 49,624 number +0.6%
2018 50,366 number +1.5%
2019 52,640 number +4.5%

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 47 South Africa 62,930 number compare
  2. 48 Nepal 60,270 number compare
  3. 49 Slovakia 55,816 number compare
  4. 51 Serbia 47,350 number compare
  5. 52 Sri Lanka 44,693 number compare
  6. 53 Albania 43,749 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 52,640 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 52,640 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 49,308 number in 2016.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 50th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,007 data points, 2004–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.