Hong Kong SAR, China: Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 0.17 percentage points on 2017 (from 22.2% to 22.03%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +0.31 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.55 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.7 percentage points in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.73 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 7th highest value of the 18 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2018 ranking

• Jamaica — 3rd of 18: 29.73%
• Malaysia — 4th of 18: 22.81%
• St. Lucia — 5th of 18: 22.74%
• Rwanda — 7th of 18: 21.67%
• South Africa — 8th of 18: 21.38%
• Costa Rica — 9th of 18: 21.14%

What this measures

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 17 values

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies

• Malaysia — 22.81% (2018)

More education data for Hong Kong SAR, China

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 329,780 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 28,284 (2024)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 13.35 (2018)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 20.6% (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 341,591 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Hong Kong SAR, China's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)?

22.03% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 4.45 percentage points from 17.58% in 2002. The highest value was 22.2% in 2017 and the lowest 14.95% in 2008.

How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?

7th highest of 18 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.SECO.PC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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