School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 93.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Hong Kong, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 93.6% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Hong Kong peaked at 115.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 1971.
Hong Kong ranks 46th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.6% | — |
| 1972 | 55.4% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 61.3% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 66.5% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 72.1% | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 77.4% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 79.9% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 81.3% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 81.0% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 83.9% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 85.7% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 87.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 94.3% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 97.2% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 94.9% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 85.7% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 84.4% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 86.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 115.0% | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 112.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 108.2% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 108.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 109.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 108.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 106.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 101.2% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -7.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +38.8% | 82.8% | 115.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.7% | 51.6% | 82.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 81.0% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 82.8% | 87.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 108.7% | 101.2% | 115.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.6 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Hong Kong?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Hong Kong was 93.6% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 115.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Hong Kong ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.