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 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 0.4%.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
That places Hong Kong, China 153rd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -45.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -50.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -37.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.4% 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 1.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 153rd out of 168 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 down 57.1%. 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 upper secondary 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