Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate was 93.65 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate in Hong Kong, 1971–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 93.65 for preprimary gross enrollment rate in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary gross enrollment rate in Hong Kong peaked at 115 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.63, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.63 | — |
| 1972 | 55.36 | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 61.32 | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 66.48 | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 72.05 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 77.36 | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 79.88 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 81.33 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 82.18 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 80.98 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 83.91 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 84.17 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 85.72 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 87.64 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 94.34 | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 95.43 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 97.22 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 94.93 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 90.86 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 85.73 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 84.35 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 84.57 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 85.07 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 86.8 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 85.81 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 87.81 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 82.82 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 115 | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 112.73 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 108.23 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 108.32 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 109.25 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 108.16 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 106.41 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 101.23 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 93.65 | -7.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 93.65 is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.97, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 93.65 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.37, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +38.8% | 82.82 | 115 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.73 | 51.63 | 82.18 | 9 |
| 1980s | 89.52 | 80.98 | 97.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.37 | 82.82 | 87.81 | 8 |
| 2010s | 108.66 | 101.23 | 115 | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.65 | 93.65 | 93.65 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More gender data for Hong Kong
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 638.47 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,614 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,614 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1704 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 19,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 20,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 19,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 20,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 19,926 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary gross enrollment rate in Hong Kong?
- Preprimary gross enrollment rate in Hong Kong was 93.65 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest preprimary gross enrollment rate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 115 in 2012.
- What is the lowest preprimary gross enrollment rate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.63 in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong rank for preprimary gross enrollment rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is preprimary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.