Hong Kong SAR, China's secondary education, general pupils (% female) was 48.27% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.94 percentage points from 49.21% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 48.27% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 48.25% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 49.21% | 2008 |
| Highest | 51.48% | 1985 |
| Lowest | 42.38% | 1971 |
| Average since 2009 | 48.49% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 42.38% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China's secondary education, general pupils (% female) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2017 (from 48.23% to 48.27%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2017), the average change was +0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 1.34 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.54 percentage points in 2013. 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 0.11 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 74% 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 67th highest value of the 84 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 | 48.27% | 2018 |
| World | 48.61% | 2018 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 48.88% | 2018 |
| High income | 49.36% | 2018 |
Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2018 ranking
- Peru — 64th of 84: 48.66%
- Kuwait — 65th of 84: 48.59%
- Uzbekistan — 66th of 84: 48.32%
- China — 68th of 84: 47.92%
- Saudi Arabia — 69th of 84: 47.91%
- Armenia — 70th of 84: 47.77%
What this measures
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 40 values
| Year | Secondary education, general pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 48.27 |
| 2017 | 48.23 |
| 2016 | 48.17 |
| 2015 | 48.16 |
| 2014 | 48.13 |
| 2013 | 48.25 |
| 2012 | 48.79 |
| 2011 | 48.8 |
| 2010 | 48.94 |
| 2009 | 49.15 |
| 2008 |
Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Australia — 49.5% (2017)
- Brunei Darussalam — 49.21% (2018)
- Cambodia — 51.8% (2018)
- China — 47.92% (2018)
- Fiji — 50.2% (2016)
- Indonesia — 50.72% (2018)
- Kiribati — 54.81% (2017)
- Korea, Rep. — 48.46% (2017)
- Lao PDR — 47.6% (2018)
- Macao SAR, China — 48.8% (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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Hong Kong SAR, China's secondary education, general pupils (% female)?
- 48.27% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 5.89 percentage points from 42.38% in 1971. The highest value was 51.48% in 1985 and the lowest 42.38% in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?
- 67th highest of 84 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils (% female) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?
- In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China's secondary education, general pupils (% female) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2017 (from 48.23% to 48.27%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2017), the average change was +0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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.SEC.ENRL.GC.FE.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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