Education in Hong Kong, China 2,564 indicators covering education for Hong Kong, China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 78,873 2024 down 26.5% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 108.1% 2019 up 45.8% 35th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 103.9% 2019 up 36.9% 45th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9614 GPI 2019 down 6.1% 130th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.59 modelled data 2025 down 10.8% 8th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 99th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 25th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 3.6% 2023 up 1.9% 9th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 86,473 2024 down 26.8% 108th Tertiary education, academic staff 25.5% 1994 up 46.1% 143rd Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 77th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,145 2024 down 12.5% 91st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.59 modelled data 2025 down 15.5% 4th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.7% 2018 down 47.7% 126th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.6% 2018 down 38.8% 119th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 381.3% 160th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 114.7% 2024 up 3.7% 15th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 8.5% 119th Persistence to grade 5, female 96.8% 2023 down 3.0% 51st Persistence to grade 5, male 98.4% 2023 down 0.9% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 116.0% 2024 up 3.1% 15th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 106.9% 2024 down 0.1% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 113.3% 2024 up 4.5% 20th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9765 GPIA 2024 up 1.4% 154th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 11.4% 2023 up 32.0% 33rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 4.3% 117th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 15.3% 2023 up 24.8% 62nd School enrollment, secondary 96.1% 2018 up 23.1% 14th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.68 years 2024 up 0.6% 54th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 105.3% 2024 down 0.2% 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9721 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 162nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 108.4% 2024 down 0.1% 30th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 98 2024 down 10.9% 109th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 132 2024 up 20.0% 110th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 127,500 2025 down 26.8% 142nd School age population, early childhood education, male 65,700 2025 down 27.2% 142nd School age population, early childhood education, female 61,800 2025 down 26.3% 142nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 100.1% 2024 down 1.5% 53rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,884 2024 down 10.4% 94th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 5,711 2024 down 13.8% 97th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.81 years 2024 up 0.8% 48th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.54 years 2024 up 0.3% 62nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9726 GPIA 2024 down 0.5% 164th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.5% 2023 down 11.6% 136th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% 2019 up 37.2% 161st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 3.1% 2019 up 39.3% 135th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 98.6% 2024 down 1.2% 58th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9703 GPI 2024 up 0.5% 142nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 101.6% 2024 down 1.7% 44th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 111.5% 2024 up 18.8% 8th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,682 2024 down 18.8% 82nd Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 8 of 43 Next →