Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 98.6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Hong Kong, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 98.6 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Hong Kong peaked at 99.93 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
Hong Kong ranks 58th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0.42 | — |
| 1865 | 1.21 | +188.1% |
| 1870 | 2.57 | +112.4% |
| 1875 | 4.82 | +87.5% |
| 1880 | 8.34 | +73.0% |
| 1885 | 13.58 | +62.8% |
| 1890 | 20.87 | +53.7% |
| 1895 | 18.15 | -13.0% |
| 1900 | 15.43 | -15.0% |
| 1905 | 14.61 | -5.3% |
| 1910 | 13.79 | -5.6% |
| 1915 | 17.89 | +29.7% |
| 1920 | 21.99 | +22.9% |
| 1925 | 37.9 | +72.4% |
| 1930 | 53.8 | +42.0% |
| 1935 | 55.9 | +3.9% |
| 1940 | 44.88 | -19.7% |
| 1945 | 48.48 | +8.0% |
| 1950 | 35.93 | -25.9% |
| 1955 | 29.42 | -18.1% |
| 1960 | 59 | +100.5% |
| 1965 | 81 | +37.3% |
| 1970 | 87 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 95.99 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 96.31 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 97.96 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 96.89 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 97.88 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.68 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 98.19 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 99.53 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 99.6 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.58 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.71 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.68 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.65 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.21 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.12 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.78 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.88 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.93 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.34 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.97 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.85 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.54 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.6 | +0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 98.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 98.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.38, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | +188.1% | 0.42 | 1.21 |
| 1870 | +112.4% | 1.21 | 2.57 |
| 1960 | +100.5% | 29.42 | 59 |
| 1875 | +87.5% | 2.57 | 4.82 |
| 1880 | +73.0% | 4.82 | 8.34 |
| 1925 | +72.4% | 21.99 | 37.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.815 | 0.42 | 1.21 | 2 |
| 1870s | 3.7 | 2.57 | 4.82 | 2 |
| 1880s | 10.96 | 8.34 | 13.58 | 2 |
| 1890s | 19.51 | 18.15 | 20.87 | 2 |
| 1900s | 15.02 | 14.61 | 15.43 | 2 |
| 1910s | 15.84 | 13.79 | 17.89 | 2 |
| 1920s | 29.95 | 21.99 | 37.9 | 2 |
| 1930s | 54.85 | 53.8 | 55.9 | 2 |
| 1940s | 46.68 | 44.88 | 48.48 | 2 |
| 1950s | 32.67 | 29.42 | 35.93 | 2 |
| 1960s | 70 | 59 | 81 | 2 |
| 1970s | 89.5 | 87 | 92 | 2 |
| 1980s | 95 | 95 | 95 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.89 | 95.99 | 99.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.59 | 99.12 | 99.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.86 | 98.54 | 99.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2007)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Hong Kong?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Hong Kong was 98.6 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 99.93 in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Hong Kong rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Hong Kong ranks 58th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.