Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 4.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Hong Kong, China, 2012–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Hong Kong, China stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Hong Kong, China ranks 94th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.0% | — |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 4.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.3%, 43% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More reference data data for Hong Kong, China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 4.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.2428 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Hong Kong, China?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Hong Kong, China was 4.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2017.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 94th out of 136 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/