Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 98.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
98.3%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
45th
of 164 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1982
All-time low
98.2%
in 1979
Years of data
21
1979–2018

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Hong Kong, China, 1979–2018

0204060801001979199820181979: 98.2 %1980: 99.7 %1981: 99.3 %1982: 100 %1983: 99.8 %1984: 100 %2002: 99.4 %2003: 99.5 %2004: 99.3 %2005: 99.6 %2007: 99.8 %2008: 99.6 %2010: 100 %2011: 99.7 %2012: 99.9 %2013: 99.4 %2014: 99.3 %2015: 99.3 %2016: 99.5 %2017: 99.4 %2018: 98.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Hong Kong, China stood at 98.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 1979.

That places Hong Kong, China 45th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%) in Hong Kong, China, 1979 to 2018.
Year % Change
1979 98.2%
1980 99.7% +1.5%
1981 99.3% -0.4%
1982 100.0% +0.7%
1983 99.8% -0.2%
1984 100.0% +0.2%
2002 99.4% -0.6%
2003 99.5% +0.1%
2004 99.3% -0.3%
2005 99.6% +0.3%
2007 99.8% +0.2%
2008 99.6% -0.2%
2010 100.0% +0.4%
2011 99.7% -0.3%
2012 99.9% +0.3%
2013 99.4% -0.5%
2014 99.3% -0.1%
2015 99.3% -0.1%
2016 99.5% +0.2%
2017 99.4% -0.1%
2018 98.3% -1.1%

Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong, China's 98.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong, China's 98.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 98.2% 98.2% 98.2% 1
1980s 99.8% 99.3% 100.0% 5
2000s 99.5% 99.3% 99.8% 6
2010s 99.4% 98.3% 100.0% 9

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 42 Tajikistan 98.6% compare
  2. 43 Slovakia 98.5% compare
  3. 44 Thailand 98.4% compare
  4. 46 Tunisia 98.2% compare
  5. 47 Maldives 98.2% compare
  6. 48 Belize 98.1% compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Hong Kong, China?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Hong Kong, China was 98.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1982.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 1979.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 45th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,247 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of a cohort of male students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.