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

Latest (2019)
96.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
26th
of 71 countries
All-time high
96.5%
in 2019
All-time low
68.2%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2019

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2019

0204060801001998200820191998: 68.2 %1999: 73 %2000: 74.3 %2001: 76.3 %2002: 77.7 %2003: 83.1 %2004: 88 %2005: 92.5 %2007: 95.9 %2008: 96.3 %2009: 95.8 %2010: 95.1 %2011: 95 %2012: 94.9 %2013: 95.1 %2014: 94.8 %2015: 95.6 %2016: 95.4 %2017: 96.2 %2018: 96.5 %2019: 96.5 %

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

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%) in Hong Kong, China, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 23 Colombia 97.0% compare
  2. 24 Mongolia 96.9% compare
  3. 25 Malaysia 96.6% compare
  4. 27 Uzbekistan 95.7% compare
  5. 28 El Salvador 95.1% compare
  6. 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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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,069 data points, 1998–2020
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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.