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Hong Kong

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In brief

Higher education enrolment: 120% (2024). World rank 4 of 155 (1 = best); in Asia, 2 of 44. Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 8.2 (2018). World rank 33 of 192 (1 = best); in Asia, 5 of 47. Access to safe drinking water: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 105% → 103%, secondary school enrolment 106% → 107%, and higher education enrolment 69.7% → 120%. Better than all its neighbours (China): higher education enrolment, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, access to safe drinking water, and diabetes prevalence. Worse than all its neighbours (China): access to basic sanitation.

Education

Adult literacy
No data
Primary school enrolment
103% 2024
Secondary school enrolment
107% 2024
Higher education enrolment
120% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP
3.8% 2024

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP
No data
Health spending per person
No data
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
No data
Doctors per 1,000 people
1.3 1995
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
8.2 2018
Hospital beds per 1,000 people
4.9 1985
Children vaccinated against measles
No data

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births
No data
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
No data
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
No data
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
No data
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
8.2% 2024
Overweight adults
No data
Adults who use tobacco
No data

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water
100% 2024
Access to basic sanitation
94.8% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels
No data