Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
51st
of 205 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2011
All-time low
90.0%
in 1988
Years of data
38
1971–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hong Kong, 1971–2019

0204060801001971199520191971: 93.9 %1972: 94 %1973: 93.9 %1974: 93.7 %1975: 93.9 %1976: 94.2 %1977: 94.1 %1978: 93.8 %1979: 93.9 %1980: 93.6 %1981: 93.4 %1982: 93 %1983: 93.1 %1984: 93.2 %1985: 91.7 %1986: 91.3 %1987: 90.7 %1988: 90 %1996: 97.1 %2001: 96.9 %2002: 97.2 %2003: 97.6 %2004: 97.6 %2005: 97.9 %2006: 98.2 %2007: 98.5 %2008: 98.7 %2009: 98.9 %2010: 98.9 %2011: 98.9 %2012: 98.7 %2013: 98.6 %2014: 98.3 %2015: 98 %2016: 97.9 %2017: 97.8 %2018: 97.9 %2019: 98.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hong Kong stood at 98.4%.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hong Kong peaked at 98.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1988.

Hong Kong ranks 51st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Hong Kong, 1971 to 2019.
Year % Change
1971 93.9%
1972 94.0% +0.1%
1973 93.9% -0.1%
1974 93.7% -0.2%
1975 93.9% +0.2%
1976 94.2% +0.3%
1977 94.1% -0.1%
1978 93.8% -0.3%
1979 93.9% +0.2%
1980 93.6% -0.3%
1981 93.4% -0.2%
1982 93.0% -0.4%
1983 93.1% +0.1%
1984 93.2% +0.0%
1985 91.7% -1.6%
1986 91.3% -0.3%
1987 90.7% -0.7%
1988 90.0% -0.8%
1996 97.1% +7.9%
2001 96.9% -0.1%
2002 97.2% +0.3%
2003 97.6% +0.4%
2004 97.6% -0.0%
2005 97.9% +0.3%
2006 98.2% +0.3%
2007 98.5% +0.3%
2008 98.7% +0.3%
2009 98.9% +0.1%
2010 98.9% +0.0%
2011 98.9% +0.0%
2012 98.7% -0.2%
2013 98.6% -0.1%
2014 98.3% -0.3%
2015 98.0% -0.3%
2016 97.9% -0.0%
2017 97.8% -0.2%
2018 97.9% +0.1%
2019 98.4% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 93.9% 93.7% 94.2% 9
1980s 92.2% 90.0% 93.6% 9
1990s 97.1% 97.1% 97.1% 1
2000s 98.0% 96.9% 98.9% 9
2010s 98.3% 97.8% 98.9% 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 48 Fiji 98.6% compare
  2. 49 Nicaragua 98.5% compare
  3. 50 Saint Lucia 98.5% compare
  4. 52 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
  5. 53 Marshall Islands 98.4% compare
  6. 54 Guinea-Bissau 98.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hong Kong?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hong Kong was 98.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1988.
How does Hong Kong rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Hong Kong ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.