Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 93.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 93.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China peaked at 96.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 1998.
Hong Kong, China ranks 76th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.9% | — |
| 1999 | 86.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.6% | 84.9% | 86.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 87.5% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 93.6% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 73 Costa Rica 94.3% compare
- 74 Malaysia 94.0% compare
- 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.7% compare
- 77 India 91.4% compare
- 78 Lithuania 91.3% compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 91.0% compare
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 158,048 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China was 93.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 76th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release