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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China's government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) rose 1.16 percentage points on 2017 (from 23.05% to 24.2%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2017), the average change was −3.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above 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 27.15 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.01 percentage points in 2010. 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 downward, about 1.99 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 39% 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

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Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2018 ranking

• Senegal — 1st of 8: 131.01%
• Rwanda — 2nd of 8: 97.66%
• Moldova — 3rd of 8: 26.65%
• Malaysia — 5th of 8: 23.75%
• Andorra — 6th of 8: 22.29%
• Colombia — 7th of 8: 21.64%

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 15 values

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

• Macao SAR, China — 19.05% (2017)
• Malaysia — 23.75% (2018)
• Mongolia — 5.19% (2017)

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, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)?

24.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is down 38.83 percentage points from 63.04% in 2004. The highest value was 63.04% in 2004 and the lowest 23.05% in 2017.

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

In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China's government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) rose 1.16 percentage points on 2017 (from 23.05% to 24.2%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2017), the average change was −3.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.TERT.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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