Hong Kong Education Spending

Hong Kong education spending for 2024 was 15.74%, a 2.56% increase from 2023.
  • Hong Kong education spending for 2023 was 13.18%, a 1.21% decline from 2022.
  • Hong Kong education spending for 2022 was 14.39%, a 1.27% increase from 2021.
  • Hong Kong education spending for 2021 was 13.12%, a 7.5% decline from 2020.
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Hong Kong Education Spending | Historical Data | 1981 - 2024.