Secondary education, teachers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Secondary education, teachers was 55.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Hong Kong, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Hong Kong stood at 55.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Hong Kong peaked at 57.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1971.
Hong Kong ranks 125th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.0% | — |
| 1972 | 37.2% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 39.5% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 40.9% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 45.5% | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 48.4% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.2% | 36.0% | 47.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 48.0% | 48.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 53.5% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 55.8% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 55.2% | 55.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,269 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Hong Kong?
- Secondary education, teachers in Hong Kong was 55.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Hong Kong ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.