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 2.5% 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 2.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China peaked at 10.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2024.
That places Hong Kong, China 150th 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 | 10.7% | — |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.0% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 5.2% | 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 2.5% 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 10.7% 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 2.5% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 150th 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 53.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release