UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 11.91 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
11.91
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
30th
of 91 countries
All-time high
11.91
in 2017
All-time low
3.44
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2017

46810121971199420171971: 3.41976: 4.21981: 5.51986: 6.41991: 7.61996: 9.22006: 10.52008: 10.82009: 10.92010: 112011: 11.22014: 11.52015: 11.72017: 11.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hong Kong, China stood at 11.91. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hong Kong, China peaked at 11.91 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.44, in 1971.

That places Hong Kong, China 30th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Hong Kong, China, 1971 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1971 3.44
1976 4.19 +21.8%
1981 5.47 +30.6%
1986 6.44 +17.8%
1991 7.63 +18.5%
1996 9.23 +20.9%
2006 10.52 +13.9%
2008 10.76 +2.3%
2009 10.87 +1.0%
2010 11 +1.1%
2011 11.21 +1.9%
2014 11.52 +2.8%
2015 11.66 +1.2%
2017 11.91 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.81 3.44 4.19 2
1980s 5.95 5.47 6.44 2
1990s 8.43 7.63 9.23 2
2000s 10.72 10.52 10.87 3
2010s 11.46 11 11.91 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 27 Belgium 12.22 compare
  2. 28 Netherlands 12.17 compare
  3. 29 Samoa 11.97 compare
  4. 31 Austria 11.87 compare
  5. 32 Republic of Moldova 11.77 compare
  6. 33 Hungary 11.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hong Kong, China?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hong Kong, China was 11.91 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 11.91 in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 3.44 in 1971.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Hong Kong, China ranks 30th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/