Lower secondary completion rate, total in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 129.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Hong Kong, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 129.5% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Hong Kong peaked at 129.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2003.
Hong Kong ranks 1st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 92.0% | — |
| 2002 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 102.1% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 102.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 104.2% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 104.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 103.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 113.9% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 103.3% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 112.4% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 129.5% | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 91.0% | 102.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.4% | 96.0% | 113.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.9% | 112.4% | 129.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 119.7% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 116.6% compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 114.1% compare
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 158,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.021 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0228 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Hong Kong?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Hong Kong was 129.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 129.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% 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.