Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 0.938 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 0.938 index for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.938 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5013 index, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong, China 86th out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5013 index | — |
| 1976 | 0.5897 index | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6756 index | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7533 index | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8217 index | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8692 index | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.906 index | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.912 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9143 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9196 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9201 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9273 index | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9275 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9303 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9322 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.938 index | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5455 index | 0.5013 index | 0.5897 index | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7145 index | 0.6756 index | 0.7533 index | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8454 index | 0.8217 index | 0.8692 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9108 index | 0.906 index | 0.9143 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9262 index | 0.9196 index | 0.9322 index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.938 index | 0.938 index | 0.938 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 83 Greece 0.9447 index compare
- 84 Austria 0.9442 index compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 0.9393 index compare
- 87 Indonesia 0.9209 index compare
- 88 El Salvador 0.9199 index compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9104 index compare
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Hong Kong, China?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Hong Kong, China was 0.938 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.938 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5013 index in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 86th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.