Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 107.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
107.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 193 countries
All-time high
107.9%
in 2019
All-time low
79.5%
in 1973
Years of data
27
1971–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019

02550751001971199520191971: 80.6 %1972: 80 %1973: 79.5 %1974: 79.7 %1975: 80.6 %1976: 80 %1977: 80.7 %1978: 80.7 %1979: 81.1 %1980: 81.3 %1981: 82.4 %1982: 83 %1983: 84.3 %1984: 85.6 %1985: 86.6 %1986: 86.6 %1987: 87.7 %1988: 88.7 %1996: 88.2 %2012: 105.6 %2013: 103.8 %2014: 105 %2015: 105.8 %2016: 105.6 %2017: 106.3 %2018: 107.7 %2019: 107.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 107.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 107.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 1973.

Hong Kong, China ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Hong Kong, China, 1971 to 2019.
Year % Change
1971 80.6%
1972 80.0% -0.7%
1973 79.5% -0.6%
1974 79.7% +0.2%
1975 80.6% +1.2%
1976 80.0% -0.7%
1977 80.7% +0.8%
1978 80.7% +0.0%
1979 81.1% +0.4%
1980 81.3% +0.3%
1981 82.4% +1.4%
1982 83.0% +0.8%
1983 84.3% +1.5%
1984 85.6% +1.6%
1985 86.6% +1.2%
1986 86.6% -0.0%
1987 87.7% +1.2%
1988 88.7% +1.1%
1996 88.2% -0.5%
2012 105.6% +19.7%
2013 103.8% -1.7%
2014 105.0% +1.2%
2015 105.8% +0.8%
2016 105.6% -0.2%
2017 106.3% +0.7%
2018 107.7% +1.3%
2019 107.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 80.3% 79.5% 81.1% 9
1980s 85.1% 81.3% 88.7% 9
1990s 88.2% 88.2% 88.2% 1
2010s 106.0% 103.8% 107.9% 8

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 26 Lithuania 108.2% compare
  2. 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 108.1% compare
  3. 28 Saudi Arabia 107.9% compare
  4. 30 Tonga 107.8% compare
  5. 31 Slovenia 107.6% compare
  6. 32 Canada 107.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Hong Kong, China?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Hong Kong, China was 107.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 107.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 1973.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.