Primary completion rate, total in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Primary completion rate, total was 91.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Hong Kong, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Hong Kong stood at 91.7%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Hong Kong peaked at 119.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2024.
Hong Kong ranks 109th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, total in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 96.4% | — |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 104.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 100.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 100.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 101.7% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 102.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 102.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 111.1% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 101.3% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 111.3% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 104.5% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 119.1% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 105.9% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 95.4% | 104.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.1% | 92.9% | 111.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.3% | 91.7% | 119.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 106 Kiribati 92.8% compare
- 107 New Caledonia 92.5%
- 108 Oman 92.1% compare
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 91.6% compare
- 111 Tajikistan 91.6% compare
- 112 Philippines 91.4% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Hong Kong
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 70,000 current US$ (1996)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 50,000 current US$ (1996)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 10,000 current US$ (1992)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 800,000 current US$ (1996)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 30,000 current US$ (1996)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.57 million current US$ (1996)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 2.06 million current US$ (1996)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 120,000 current US$ (1996)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 50,000 current US$ (1996)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 5.86 million current US$ (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Hong Kong?
- Primary completion rate, total in Hong Kong was 91.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 119.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.