Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7495 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7495 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
104th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.9308 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.6814 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
23
2001–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Hong Kong, China stood at 0.7495 GPIA.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.9308 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6814 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Hong Kong, China 104th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9246 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9308 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9058 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9219 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8583 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8135 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7831 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7713 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7471 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7271 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6984 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6864 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6829 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6814 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.751 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7974 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.746 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7585 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7697 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7487 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7647 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7719 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7495 GPIA | -2.9% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0.7495 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7446 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0.7495 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7512 GPIA, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8637 GPIA | 0.7713 GPIA | 0.9308 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7276 GPIA | 0.6814 GPIA | 0.7974 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7609 GPIA | 0.7487 GPIA | 0.7719 GPIA | 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Hong Kong, China?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Hong Kong, China was 0.7495 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9308 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6814 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 104th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release