Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 1.05 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9791 GPI, in 1971.
Hong Kong, China ranks 10th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9791 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9813 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9832 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.981 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9843 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9988 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9918 GPI | 0.9791 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9988 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 7 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.06 GPI compare
- 9 Oman 1.06 GPI compare
- 11 Mauritania 1.05 GPI compare
- 12 Seychelles 1.05 GPI compare
- 13 Madagascar 1.05 GPI compare
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China was 1.05 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9791 GPI in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.