Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 15.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
15.7%
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 2009
All-time low
9.4%
in 1982
Years of data
31
1982–2024
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hong Kong, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hong Kong stood at 15.7%.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hong Kong peaked at 24.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1982.
Hong Kong ranks 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9.4% | — |
| 1983 | 15.3% | +62.5% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +34.5% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 9.4% | 18.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 16.7% | 21.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 22.2% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.1% | 20.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 49 Republic of Moldova 16.0% compare
- 50 Puerto Rico 16.0% compare
- 51 El Salvador 15.9% compare
- 53 Afghanistan 15.7% compare
- 54 Iceland 15.7% compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 15.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 383,758 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 53,003 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 413,630 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hong Kong?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hong Kong was 15.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1982.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Hong Kong ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.