Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 10,697 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10,697 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
44th
of 133 countries
All-time high
10,697 number
in 2019
All-time low
4,449 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 2003–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2003201120192003: 4.4k number2004: 5.2k number2005: 5.3k number2006: 5.5k number2007: 7.7k number2008: 7.7k number2009: 7.2k number2010: 8.0k number2011: 8.0k number2012: 8.2k number2013: 8.0k number2014: 8.4k number2015: 8.6k number2016: 8.9k number2017: 10.1k number2018: 10.3k number2019: 10.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 10,697 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 10,697 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,449 number, in 2003.

Hong Kong, China ranks 44th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number) in Hong Kong, China, 2003 to 2019.
Year number Change
2003 4,449 number
2004 5,235 number +17.7%
2005 5,253 number +0.3%
2006 5,508 number +4.9%
2007 7,656 number +39.0%
2008 7,707 number +0.7%
2009 7,153 number -7.2%
2010 7,953 number +11.2%
2011 8,031 number +1.0%
2012 8,207 number +2.2%
2013 7,985 number -2.7%
2014 8,426 number +5.5%
2015 8,626 number +2.4%
2016 8,852 number +2.6%
2017 10,087 number +13.9%
2018 10,286 number +2.0%
2019 10,697 number +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,137 number 4,449 number 7,707 number 7
2010s 8,915 number 7,953 number 10,697 number 10

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  3. 43 Serbia 11,407 number compare
  4. 45 Saudi Arabia 10,541 number compare
  5. 46 Nigeria 10,383 number compare
  6. 47 Kenya 10,215 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 10,697 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 10,697 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 4,449 number in 2003.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 44th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.