School enrollment, tertiary in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School enrollment, tertiary was 120.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Hong Kong, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in Hong Kong is 120.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Hong Kong peaked at 120.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2003.
Hong Kong ranks 4th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.2% | — |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 100.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 105.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 120.1% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 32.2% | 56.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 59.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.7% | 89.9% | 120.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Hong Kong?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Hong Kong was 120.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 120.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.