Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 25.5% in 1994. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Hong Kong, China, 1971–1994
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 25.5% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 1994. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 25.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1975.
That places Hong Kong, China 145th out of 172 countries with data for 1994, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.0% | — |
| 1972 | 16.2% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 16.4% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | +42.1% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 25.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.8%, 53% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 25.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.8%, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Hong Kong, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +42.1% | 17.4% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 16.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 24.7% | 25.5% | 3 |
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 percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Hong Kong, China?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Hong Kong, China was 25.5% in 1994, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1975.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 145th out of 172 countries with data for 1994.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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 Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release