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Southeast Asia > Hong Kong > Education

HONG KONG EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.75 % of GNI Time series [99th of 168]
Children out of school, primary 12,977 Time series [49th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 1.869 per 1,000 people Time series [63rd of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 12,168 Time series [42nd of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 1.752 per 1,000 people Time series [59th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 809 Time series [57th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 0.117 per 1,000 people Time series [71st of 148]
Class size > Age 13 31.9 students [2nd of 29]
Class size > Age 9 36.2 students [1st of 17]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 487,465 Time series [96th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.072 per capita Time series [137th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 487,218 Time series [82nd of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 71.787 per 1,000 people Time series [115th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 159,254 Time series [65th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 23.465 per 1,000 people Time series [67th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.09% Time series [112nd of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 48.8% Time series [91st of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.14% Time series [79th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 97% Time series [41st of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 100% Time series [7th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 94% Time series [67th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.1% Time series [29th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 23% Time series [9th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 4.4% [76th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 23.3% [9th of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 25.1% [104th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 32.8% [63rd of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 32.6% [8th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.3% Time series [10th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100% Time series [10th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 110 Time series [9th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 112 Time series [8th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 107 Time series [14th of 145]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 14.86 % Time series [15th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 19.87 % Time series [17th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 60.59 % Time series [15th of 81]
Geographical aptitude results 77.896 [14th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.94 Time series [111st of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.96 Time series [92nd of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 0.95 Time series [64th of 139]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 87.19 % Time series [77th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 93.44 % Time series [74th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 90.34 % Time series [78th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 6% Time series [96th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 2.9% Time series [104th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 9.5% Time series [84th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 359,400 Time series [80th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 52.829 per 1,000 people Time series [90th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 87,600 Time series [87th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 12.876 per 1,000 people Time series [103rd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 282,600 Time series [76th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 41.54 per 1,000 people Time series [77th of 138]
International Mathematical Olympiad > Results for the 2006 IMO > Points 129 [14th of 14]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over has ever attended school
Literacy > Female 90.5% Time series [72nd of 157]
Literacy > Male 97.1% Time series [51st of 156]
Literacy > Total population 94% Time series [63rd of 160]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 97% Time series [39th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 98% Time series [34th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 95.8% Time series [45th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 62.83 % Time series [32nd of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 60.14 % Time series [35th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 65.48 % Time series [30th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 100 % Time series [1st of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 99.06 % Time series [4th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.51 % Time series [3rd of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 106.66 % Time series [8th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 112.41 % Time series [5th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 109.56 % Time series [7th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [73rd of 197]
Primary education, pupils 451,171 Time series [56th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.065 per capita Time series [98th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.04 % female Time series [57th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 24,591 Time series [45th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 3.542 per 1,000 people Time series [63rd of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 78.26 % female Time series [26th of 153]
Progression to secondary school > % 99.89 % Time series [3rd of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 100 % Time series [3rd of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 99.78 % Time series [4th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.2 % Time series [29th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 22.99 % Time series [8th of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.35 Time series [72nd of 159]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 95.15 Time series [34th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.07 Time series [70th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 96.09 Time series [57th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 92.71 % Time series [50th of 157]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 0.88 % Time series [74th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 0.71 % Time series [71st of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 1.03 % Time series [71st of 125]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 68.55 % gross Time series [24th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 67.25 % gross Time series [25th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 69.83 % gross Time series [23rd of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 104.72 % gross Time series [53rd of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 92.68 % net Time series [28th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 101.5 % gross Time series [56th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 89.97 % net Time series [34th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 107.89 % gross Time series [49th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 95.35 % net Time series [16th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 11.17 % Time series [37th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 87.22 % gross Time series [28th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 79.58 % net Time series [15th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 85.48 % gross Time series [33rd of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 78.28 % net Time series [20th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 88.96 % gross Time series [23rd of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 80.88 % net Time series [14th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 11.64 % Time series [40th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 31.39 % gross Time series [16th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 30.65 % gross Time series [19th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 32.21 % gross Time series [12th of 137]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years Time series [39th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years Time series [56th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years Time series [33rd of 93]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 100 % Time series [5th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 1,817 Time series [35th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 488,005 Time series [40th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.07 per 1,000 people Time series [51st of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 498,354 Time series [39th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.072 per capita Time series [49th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.94 % female Time series [44th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 28,116 Time series [29th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 4.049 per 1,000 people Time series [42nd of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 55.94 % female Time series [30th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 10,349 Time series [48th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 1.49 per 1,000 people Time series [54th of 183]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 97% [11th of 28]
Students from households with calculator > Age 9 91% [2nd of 16]
Students from households with computer > Age 13 37% [19th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 9 35% [9th of 16]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 97% [4th of 28]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 9 94% [1st of 16]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 50% [25th of 28]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9 47% [13th of 16]
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 78% [26th of 28]
Students from households with study desk > Age 9 74% [10th of 16]
Students living with mother > Age 13 93% [20th of 28]
Students living with mother > Age 9 94% [6th of 16]
Students whose father has secondary education 30%
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 26%
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 13 59% [15th of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 25% [9th of 15]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 54% [21st of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 64% [15th of 15]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 13.5 years experience [27th of 29]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 14.8 years experience [16th of 17]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 93.16 % Time series [22nd of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 93.3 % Time series [19th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 92.68 % Time series [20th of 56]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 48.6 % Time series [4th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 43.2 % Time series [4th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 51.9 % Time series [5th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 39.4 % Time series [29th of 77]
Universities > Top 100 3 [8th of 22]
    Universities > Top 100 (per $ GDP) 0.26 per $14.1 billion of GDP [3rd of 22]
    Universities > Top 100 (per capita) 0.435 per capita [4th of 22]
Universities > Top 200 4 [12th of 31]
    Universities > Top 200 (per $ GDP) 0.025 per $1 billion of GDP [4th of 30]
    Universities > Top 200 (per capita) 0.58 per capita [5th of 31]
Universities > Top 50 2 [6th of 12]
    Universities > Top 50 (per $ GDP) 0.173 per $14.1 billion of GDP [2nd of 12]
    Universities > Top 50 (per capita) 2.899 per 10 million people [3rd of 12]
Universities > Top 500 5 [20th of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.031 per $1 billion of GDP [4th of 37]
    Universities > Top 500 (per capita) 0.725 per capita [11th of 38]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 0.98 Time series [66th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; Wikipedia: International Mathematical Olympiad ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The Times, 2005; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu, Xianggang, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, hong kong sar, Hong Kong S.A.R., Hong Kong, China (SAR), Hong Kong China (SAR)

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