Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 121 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
90.9%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Hong Kong, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Hong Kong is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Hong Kong peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 2015.
That places Hong Kong 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 90.9% | — |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.5% | 90.9% | 99.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Hong Kong
- 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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Hong Kong?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Hong Kong was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).