School enrollment, secondary in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School enrollment, secondary was 96.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 96.1% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Hong Kong, China peaked at 96.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1971.
Hong Kong, China ranks 14th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.9% | — |
| 1972 | 35.3% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 37.2% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 39.6% | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 43.0% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 45.3% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 48.3% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 51.6% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 55.4% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 58.5% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 60.9% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 65.1% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 66.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 77.3% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.3% | 33.9% | 55.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 58.5% | 68.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 72.8% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 78.4% | 96.1% | 9 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.15 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Hong Kong, China?
- School enrollment, secondary in Hong Kong, China was 96.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 14th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.