Education in Hong Kong 827 indicators covering education for Hong Kong. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 110.5% 2018 up 0.1% 41st Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 0.8% 2024 up 78.7% 164th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 2.0% 104th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 31.8% 86th Number of adults with no formal education by region 25,600 people 2100 down 35.5% 94th Population by level of education 3.90 million people 2100 up 0.0% 96th Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.981 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 3.3% 78th Repeaters, primary, female 0.4% 2018 down 50.3% 142nd Repeaters, primary, male 0.4% 2018 down 59.9% 144th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 97.8% 2019 down 1.4% 83rd Teachers in pre-primary education, female 13,829 number 2019 up 41.4% 66th School enrollment, secondary, private 22.1% 2024 up 23.2% 58th School enrollment, primary 95.5% 2018 up 1.3% 64th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 5.8% 1996 up 68.1% 72nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 6.5% 1996 up 45.6% 65th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 101.3% 2019 up 11.1% 17th Trained teachers in primary education 93.6% 2024 down 3.0% 74th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 down 25.0% 52nd Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1,656 number 1994 up 52.6% 100th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2019 up 4.3% 10th Share of primary school teachers who are women 76.1% 2024 down 2.4% 118th Share of students studying abroad 14.4% 2023 up 34.3% 45th Enrolment in primary education, female 180,159 number 2019 up 2.0% 118th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.6% 2018 down 44.1% 125th Over-age students, primary 2.6% 2018 down 20.5% 134th Secondary education, teachers 55.2% 2024 down 3.7% 125th School enrollment, primary, female 94.2% 1996 down 2.4% 68th School enrollment, primary, male 93.5% 1996 down 2.1% 78th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.02 GPI 2018 up 1.7% 64th Over-age students, primary, male 2.8% 2018 down 21.1% 137th Over-age students, primary, female 2.3% 2018 down 19.6% 130th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9731 index 2021 down 0.5% 138th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 30,637 number 2019 down 28.0% 105th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 32,861 number 2019 down 26.5% 104th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 63,498 number 2019 down 27.2% 105th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.6% 2018 down 47.7% 121st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 6.3% 99th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 99.8% 2019 up 7.9% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 103.0% 2019 up 14.6% 25th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 109.5% 2019 up 5.1% 30th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.6% 2018 down 1.2% 43rd Progression to secondary school 99.9% 2017 down 0.0% 7th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.5% 2018 down 51.8% 123rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 109.1% 2019 up 5.2% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 109.8% 2019 up 5.0% 29th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9936 GPI 2019 up 0.3% 105th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 96.3% 2018 down 3.0% 87th Trained teachers in primary education, female 94.0% 2024 down 2.8% 70th Trained teachers in primary education, male 92.0% 2024 down 3.3% 69th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 3.8% 2024 up 6.5% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 106.1% 2019 up 41.4% 41st Primary education, pupils 47.8% 2018 down 0.1% 163rd Inequality in education 0.0868 2023 down 24.2% 113th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.6% 2018 down 51.9% 116th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9614 GPI 2019 down 6.1% 130th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 103.9% 2019 up 36.9% 45th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 108.1% 2019 up 45.8% 35th ← Previous Page 3 of 14 Next →