Years of schooling in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Years of schooling was 12.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.35
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 192 countries
All-time high
12.35
in 2022
All-time low
8.67
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Hong Kong, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 12.35 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Hong Kong peaked at 12.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.67, in 1990.
Hong Kong ranks 37th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.67 | — |
| 1991 | 8.85 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 9.03 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.22 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 9.4 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 9.59 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 9.77 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 9.89 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.02 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.14 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.26 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.38 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.51 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.63 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.75 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.88 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.11 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.21 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.31 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.62 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.71 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.79 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.88 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.02 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 12.1 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.17 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.23 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.27 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.31 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.35 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.35 | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 12.35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 100% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 12.35 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.46 | 8.67 | 10.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8 | 10.26 | 11.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.91 | 11.4 | 12.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.32 | 12.27 | 12.35 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.6 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Hong Kong?
- Years of schooling in Hong Kong was 12.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 in 1990.
- How does Hong Kong rank for years of schooling?
- Hong Kong ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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