Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 18.0%
World rank
23rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2004
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Hong Kong, China, 2004–2024

00.050.10.152004201420242004: 0.166 %2005: 0.151 %2006: 0.135 %2007: 0.107 %2008: 0.104 %2009: 0.123 %2010: 0.149 %2011: 0.119 %2012: 0.112 %2013: 0.139 %2014: 0.146 %2015: 0.15 %2016: 0.13 %2017: 0.138 %2018: 0.138 %2019: 0.116 %2020: 0.123 %2021: 0.127 %2022: 0.121 %2023: 0.124 %2024: 0.146 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 0.1% for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

Hong Kong, China ranks 23rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Hong Kong, China, 2004 to 2024.
Year % Change
2004 0.2%
2005 0.2% -9.0%
2006 0.1% -10.3%
2007 0.1% -21.0%
2008 0.1% -2.5%
2009 0.1% +18.1%
2010 0.1% +21.2%
2011 0.1% -19.8%
2012 0.1% -6.4%
2013 0.1% +24.4%
2014 0.1% +5.2%
2015 0.2% +2.5%
2016 0.1% -13.2%
2017 0.1% +5.6%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2019 0.1% -15.4%
2020 0.1% +5.5%
2021 0.1% +3.4%
2022 0.1% -4.5%
2023 0.1% +2.1%
2024 0.1% +18.0%

Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong, China's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 6.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong, China's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 78% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 20 Georgia 0.2% compare
  2. 21 South Africa 0.2% compare
  3. 22 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
  4. 24 Maldives 0.1% compare
  5. 25 Singapore 0.1% compare
  6. 26 Germany 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

More education data for Hong Kong, China

All data for Hong Kong, China →

Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Hong Kong, China?
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Hong Kong, China was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
What is the lowest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a?
Hong Kong, China ranks 23rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
Is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Hong Kong, China. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-as-a-percentage-of-gdp/hong-kong-sar-china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-as-a-percentage-of-gdp/hong-kong-sar-china/">Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Hong Kong, China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
106 places, 1,437 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release