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Education · East Asia & Pacific · High income

Hong Kong: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 93.6% (2020), 46th of 176 in the world and 4th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 103.2% (2024), 61st of 191 in the world and 9th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 91.7% (2024), 102nd of 168 in the world and 18th of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.

Pre-primary enrolment93.6%2020 · world 46/176 · region 4/30Primary enrolment103.2%2024 · world 61/191 · region 9/30Primary completion91.7%2024 · world 102/168 · region 18/26Secondary enrolment107.2%2024 · world 34/176 · region 4/26
Pre-primary enrolment
Hong KongEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Hong Kong93.6%East Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
Hong KongEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
95%100%105%110%115%199520002005201020152020Hong Kong103.2%East Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
10 indicators

Education: Hong Kong in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross93.6%202046/1764/3082.8%1998115.0%201293.6%+10.8 ppsince 199883.2%83.8%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross103.2%202461/1919/30100.9%2001105.4%105.1%−1.9 ppsince 2014100.0%99.8%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group91.7%2024102/16818/2696.4%2001101.7%104.5%−9.6 ppsince 201495.4%97.8%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross107.2%202434/1764/2678.6%200187.9%100.4%+1.6 ppsince 201492.0%103.2%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group129.5%20242/1681/2692.0%200197.1%112.4%+24.7 ppsince 201497.3%95.6%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross120.1%20244/1722/27·59.0%89.9%+50.4 ppsince 201463.3%82.0%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age1.4%2024126/17821/294.0%20010.4%0.7%+0.6 ppsince 2014—2.5%—
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary13.32018131/17325/2721.515.213.32018−19%since 200817.514.023.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP3.8%2024108/18418/293.9%20013.5%4.4%+0.2 ppsince 20143.5%4.7%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure15.7%202449/1796/2822.4%200119.9%20.6%−1.9 ppsince 201413.0%12.0%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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nearest countries

Hong Kong and its nearest countries

Hong Kong has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorHong KongMacaoVietnamPhilippinesLaos
Pre-primary enrolment93.6%202086.4%202192.4%202190.2%202149.3%2021
Primary enrolment103.2%202489.8%2024106.3%202494.0%202493.1%2025
Primary completion91.7%202494.1%2024100.6%202491.4%202485.2%2025
Secondary enrolment107.2%202494.7%202493.4%202285.3%202450.5%2025
Lower secondary completion129.5%202494.2%202495.2%202484.8%202449.3%2025
Tertiary enrolment120.1%2024141.9%202437.6%202447.4%202414.9%2023
Out-of-school children1.4%202410.8%20241.7%202411.6%202410.4%2025
Pupils per teacher13.3201813.5201820.3201829.1201722.32018
Education spending3.8%20243.5%20232.9%20224.0%20251.2%2023
Macao: educationVietnam: educationPhilippines: educationLaos: education
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