Progression to secondary school, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Progression to secondary school, female was 99.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Hong Kong, China, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, female in Hong Kong, China stood at 99.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 1979.
Hong Kong, China ranks 20th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 92.4% | — |
| 1980 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 94.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.4% | 92.4% | 92.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 94.0% | 92.6% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.1% | 99.9% | 8 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,269 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Hong Kong, China?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Hong Kong, China was 99.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 1979.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 20th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).