Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Hong Kong, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.0042 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0045 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per person, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong 151st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0026 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0027 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 units per person | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 0.003 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.003 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.004 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 149,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 141,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Hong Kong?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0042 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 151st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.