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 3.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.1%
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
135th
of 158 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2001
All-time low
2.0%
in 2011
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2019

234562001201020192001: 6.2 %2002: 5.8 %2003: 5 %2004: 5 %2005: 4.3 %2006: 3.6 %2007: 3.1 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.2 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 2 %2012: 2.3 %2013: 2.6 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 3.8 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 4.2 %2018: 4.1 %2019: 3.1 %

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 3.1%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 39.3% 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, 2.0%, in 2011.

That places Hong Kong, China 135th out of 158 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Hong Kong, China, 2001 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.2% 2.2% 6.2% 9
2010s 3.1% 2.0% 4.2% 10

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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 3.1% in 2019, 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 2.0% in 2011.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Hong Kong, China ranks 135th out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
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 39.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.