Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Hong Kong

Primary school enrollment in Hong Kong in 2018 — 95.5%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 72. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 7 pp.

2018 95.5% −0.3 pp vs 2017
World rank 21of 72
Period maximum 99.2%1980
Period minimum 88.5%1971

Trend over time

1971–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Hong Kong, 1971–201885909510019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 88.5%1972: 89.6%1973: 89.6%1974: 91.1%1975: 92.7%1976: 93.9%1977: 95.1%1978: 94.7%1979: 95.1%1980: 99.2%1981: 98.9%1982: 98.2%1983: 97.8%1984: 97.2%1985: 96%1995: 93.9%1996: 93.8%2012: 94.2%2013: 93.8%2014: 94.3%2015: 93.8%2016: 96.4%2017: 95.7%2018: 95.5%
Change over the period: +7 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong

Hong Kong 95.5%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 95.5 −0.3 pp
2017 95.7 −0.6 pp
2016 96.4 +2.6 pp
2015 93.8 −0.5 pp
2014 94.3 +0.5 pp
2013 93.8 −0.4 pp
2012 94.2
1996 93.8 −0.1 pp
1995 93.9
1985 96 −1.2 pp
1984 97.2 −0.7 pp
1983 97.8 −0.4 pp
1982 98.2 −0.7 pp
1981 98.9 −0.3 pp
1980 99.2 +4.2 pp
1979 95.1 +0.4 pp
1978 94.7 −0.4 pp
1977 95.1 +1.3 pp
1976 93.9 +1.1 pp
1975 92.7 +1.6 pp
1974 91.1 +1.5 pp
1973 89.6 −0 pp
1972 89.6 +1.2 pp
1971 88.5

Eastern Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.