Progression to secondary school in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Progression to secondary school was 99.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school 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 in Hong Kong, China stood at 99.9%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 1979.
That places Hong Kong, China 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 89.1% | — |
| 1980 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 98.4% | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.7% | 89.3% | 91.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 98.4% | 99.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 4 Czechia 99.9% compare
- 5 Denmark 99.9% compare
- 6 Russian Federation 99.9% compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 99.9% compare
- 9 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 10 Finland 99.9% compare
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Hong Kong, China?
- Progression to secondary school 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 recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 1979.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for progression to secondary school?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 (%). 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).