Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 56.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Hong Kong, China, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 56.5% for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Hong Kong, China peaked at 90.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2011.
That places Hong Kong, China 84th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 90.1% | — |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 42.2% | 57.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.4% | 56.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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 all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Hong Kong, China?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Hong Kong, China was 56.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2011.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 84th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release