Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China is 99.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2003.
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75.2% | — |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +1.5% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 99.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.7%, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.3% | 75.2% | 88.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 89.7% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 96.1% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release