Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China stood at 97.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2001.
Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 89.3% | — |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.8% | 89.3% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.8% | 97.5% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2001.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release