Hong Kong SAR, China's primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 90.72% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 10.46 percentage points from 101.18% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 90.72% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 96.46% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 101.18% | 2014 |
| Highest | 118.59% | 2021 |
| Lowest | 90.72% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 100.4% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 103.47% | 2003 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.32 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.28 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 66th highest value of the 95 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 90.72% | 2024 |
| World | 87.74% | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 95.53% | 2022 |
| High income | 97.46% | 2024 |
Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2024 ranking
- Togo — 62nd of 95: 90.95%
- Bolivia — 63rd of 95: 90.93%
- Philippines — 64th of 95: 90.92%
- Dominican Republic — 66th of 95: 90.69%
- Namibia — 67th of 95: 90.4%
- Malaysia — 68th of 95: 89.89%
What this measures
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.
Limitations: The data do not account for students who drop out during the final year of primary education. Therefore, this rate serves as a proxy and should be considered an upper estimate of the actual primary completion rate. There are many reasons why the primary completion rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of primary education as well as children who entered school early, while the denominator is the number of children at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 21 values
| Year | Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.72 |
| 2023 | no data |
| 2022 | 104.16 |
| 2021 | 118.59 |
| 2020 | 103.87 |
| 2019 | 96.46 |
| 2018 | 92.42 |
| 2017 | 110.7 |
| 2016 | 93.38 |
| 2015 | 93.3 |
| 2014 |
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in nearby economies
- Brunei Darussalam — 101.27% (2024)
- Cambodia — 93.16% (2024)
- Fiji — 113.79% (2024)
- Indonesia — 98.79% (2023)
- Kiribati — 88.33% (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 102.62% (2024)
- Lao PDR — 85.55% (2025)
- Macao SAR, China — 93.91% (2024)
- Malaysia — 89.89% (2024)
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Hong Kong SAR, China's primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)?
- 90.72% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 12.75 percentage points from 103.47% in 2003. The highest value was 118.59% in 2021 and the lowest 90.72% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?
- 66th highest of 95 economies with data for 2024.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.CMPT.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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