Lower secondary completion rate, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 129.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Hong Kong, China, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 129.7% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 129.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 2003.
That places Hong Kong, China 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 92.1% | — |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 102.5% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 100.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 102.8% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 102.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 103.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 113.7% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 102.2% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 112.4% | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 129.7% | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 92.1% | 102.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 100.2% | 93.3% | 113.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.0% | 112.4% | 129.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 2 Tuvalu 117.1% compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 117.1% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 116.9% compare
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Hong Kong, China?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Hong Kong, China was 129.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 129.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.