Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 96.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China is 96.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China peaked at 96.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1998.
That places Hong Kong, China 26th out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.2% | — |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 68.2% | 73.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 74.3% | 96.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 96.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 23 Colombia 97.0% compare
- 24 Mongolia 96.9% compare
- 25 Malaysia 96.6% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 95.7% compare
- 28 El Salvador 95.1% compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 93.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China was 96.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 26th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.