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 1.5% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China is 1.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China peaked at 6.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2024.
That places Hong Kong, China 152nd 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 | 6.2% | — |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 1.5% 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 6.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 152nd 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 54.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release