Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Hong Kong

Tertiary education enrollment in Hong Kong in 2024 — 120.1%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 94. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 87.9 pp.

2024 120.1% +14.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 3of 94
Period maximum 120.1%2024
Period minimum 32.2%2003

Trend over time

2003–2024 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Hong Kong, 2003–2024050100150200320062009201220152018202120242003: 32.2%2004: 32.3%2005: 33%2006: 33.7%2007: 42.6%2008: 55.8%2009: 56.6%2010: 59%2011: 60.2%2012: 61%2013: 68.1%2014: 69.7%2015: 68.7%2016: 70.3%2017: 72.9%2018: 78.2%2019: 83.9%2020: 89.9%2021: 97.4%2022: 100.8%2023: 105.5%2024: 120.1%
Change over the period: +87.9 pp Annual average: 4.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Hong Kong 120.1%
World 43.6%
Eastern Asia computed 78.3%
Tertiary education enrollment — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 120.1 +14.6 pp
2023 105.5 +4.7 pp
2022 100.8 +3.4 pp
2021 97.4 +7.4 pp
2020 89.9 +6.1 pp
2019 83.9 +5.6 pp
2018 78.2 +5.3 pp
2017 72.9 +2.6 pp
2016 70.3 +1.6 pp
2015 68.7 −1 pp
2014 69.7 +1.6 pp
2013 68.1 +7.1 pp
2012 61 +0.7 pp
2011 60.2 +1.2 pp
2010 59 +2.5 pp
2009 56.6 +0.8 pp
2008 55.8 +13.2 pp
2007 42.6 +8.9 pp
2006 33.7 +0.7 pp
2005 33 +0.7 pp
2004 32.3 +0.1 pp
2003 32.2

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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