Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.2082 GPIA in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2082 GPIA
Change on year
up 345.3%
World rank
138th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 1977
All-time low
0.0467 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
14
1977–2016

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hong Kong, China, 1977–2016

00.250.50.7511.21977199620161977: 1.2 GPIA1978: 1.1 GPIA1979: 0.978 GPIA1980: 0.915 GPIA1981: 0.84 GPIA1983: 0.585 GPIA1984: 0.565 GPIA1985: 0.604 GPIA1996: 0.802 GPIA2012: 0.838 GPIA2013: 0.817 GPIA2014: 0.543 GPIA2015: 0.047 GPIA2016: 0.208 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 0.2082 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2016.

The figure is up 345.3% on the previous year and down 75.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0467 GPIA, in 2015.

That places Hong Kong, China 138th out of 148 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Hong Kong, China, 1977 to 2016.
Year GPIA Change
1977 1.18 GPIA
1978 1.11 GPIA -6.3%
1979 0.9783 GPIA -11.7%
1980 0.9145 GPIA -6.5%
1981 0.8395 GPIA -8.2%
1983 0.5849 GPIA -30.3%
1984 0.5653 GPIA -3.3%
1985 0.6043 GPIA +6.9%
1996 0.8016 GPIA +32.6%
2012 0.8376 GPIA +4.5%
2013 0.8169 GPIA -2.5%
2014 0.5427 GPIA -33.6%
2015 0.0467 GPIA -91.4%
2016 0.2082 GPIA +345.3%

Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong, China's 0.2082 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8283 GPIA, 25% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong, China's 0.2082 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7327 GPIA, 28% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hong Kong, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +345.3% 0.0467 GPIA 0.2082 GPIA

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.09 GPIA 0.9783 GPIA 1.18 GPIA 3
1980s 0.7017 GPIA 0.5653 GPIA 0.9145 GPIA 5
1990s 0.8016 GPIA 0.8016 GPIA 0.8016 GPIA 1
2010s 0.4904 GPIA 0.0467 GPIA 0.8376 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 135 Austria 0.266 GPIA compare
  2. 136 Samoa 0.254 GPIA compare
  3. 137 Egypt 0.2501 GPIA compare
  4. 139 Croatia 0.1868 GPIA compare
  5. 140 Lithuania 0.1721 GPIA compare
  6. 141 Brunei Darussalam 0.1489 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hong Kong, China?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hong Kong, China was 0.2082 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 1977.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0467 GPIA in 2015.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Hong Kong, China ranks 138th out of 148 countries with data for 2016.
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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,346 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/