Hong Kong SAR, China - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 101.23 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 51.63 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 51.63
1972 55.36
1973 61.32
1974 66.48
1975 72.05
1976 77.36
1977 79.88
1978 81.33
1979 82.18
1980 80.98
1981 83.91
1982 84.17
1983 85.72
1984 87.64
1985 94.34
1986 95.43
1987 97.22
1988 94.93
1989 90.86
1990 85.73
1991 84.35
1992 84.57
1993 85.07
1994 86.80
1995 85.81
1996 87.81
1998 82.82
2012 115.00
2013 112.73
2014 108.23
2015 108.32
2016 109.25
2017 108.16
2018 106.40
2019 101.23

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 103.42 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117.84 in 2012 and a minimum value of 50.80 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 50.80
1972 54.37
1973 60.23
1974 65.74
1975 71.56
1976 77.24
1977 79.30
1978 80.90
1979 81.85
1980 80.81
1981 83.74
1982 84.37
1983 86.70
1984 88.55
1985 95.01
1986 95.98
1987 98.06
1988 95.60
1995 86.65
1996 88.65
1998 83.89
2012 117.84
2013 116.58
2014 112.29
2015 112.67
2016 113.26
2017 111.43
2018 109.34
2019 103.42

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 99.29 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 112.51 in 2012 and a minimum value of 52.41 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 52.41
1972 56.29
1973 62.35
1974 67.18
1975 72.51
1976 77.47
1977 80.42
1978 81.74
1979 82.49
1980 81.14
1981 84.08
1982 83.98
1983 84.81
1984 86.80
1985 93.71
1986 94.92
1987 96.44
1988 94.31
1995 85.03
1996 87.05
1998 81.85
2012 112.51
2013 109.42
2014 104.77
2015 104.62
2016 105.83
2017 105.34
2018 103.85
2019 99.29

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 107.83 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121.95 in 1976 and a minimum value of 97.95 in 1998.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 118.92
1972 119.21
1973 119.06
1974 119.83
1975 121.12
1976 121.95
1977 121.60
1978 118.70
1979 115.30
1980 112.21
1981 110.57
1982 108.78
1983 108.10
1984 107.65
1985 106.40
1986 105.78
1987 106.43
1988 107.80
1989 108.60
1990 108.95
1991 107.35
1992 105.30
1993 102.32
1994 99.28
1995 98.61
1996 98.48
1998 97.95
2012 103.92
2013 106.49
2014 109.31
2015 110.23
2016 108.14
2017 107.76
2018 108.62
2019 109.32
2020 107.83

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 110.22 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 120.60 in 1976 and a minimum value of 97.87 in 1998.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 116.17
1972 117.01
1973 117.00
1974 117.68
1975 119.05
1976 120.60
1977 120.19
1978 117.59
1979 114.41
1980 111.16
1981 109.36
1982 108.40
1983 107.91
1984 107.44
1985 106.15
1986 105.38
1987 105.62
1988 107.38
1995 99.32
1996 98.44
1998 97.87
2012 104.05
2013 106.63
2014 109.82
2015 111.24
2016 109.83
2017 110.08
2018 111.16
2019 112.12
2020 110.22

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 105.74 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123.23 in 1976 and a minimum value of 97.96 in 1995.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 121.51
1972 121.30
1973 121.02
1974 121.88
1975 123.08
1976 123.23
1977 122.92
1978 119.74
1979 116.13
1980 113.19
1981 111.71
1982 109.13
1983 108.28
1984 107.85
1985 106.63
1986 106.15
1987 107.17
1988 108.19
1995 97.96
1996 98.51
1998 98.02
2012 103.80
2013 106.37
2014 108.85
2015 109.31
2016 106.63
2017 105.72
2018 106.39
2019 106.87
2020 105.74

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 95.45 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.24 in 1980 and a minimum value of 88.47 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 88.47
1972 89.63
1973 89.60
1974 91.11
1975 92.75
1976 93.85
1977 95.11
1978 94.69
1979 95.08
1980 99.24
1981 98.95
1982 98.20
1983 97.84
1984 97.16
1985 96.00
1995 93.90
1996 93.81
2012 94.20
2013 93.79
2014 94.29
2015 93.81
2016 96.37
2017 95.73
2018 95.45

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 94.17 as of 1996. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.34 in 1980 and a minimum value of 87.51 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 87.51
1972 88.76
1973 88.82
1974 90.22
1975 92.00
1976 93.86
1977 95.29
1978 94.97
1979 95.47
1980 99.34
1981 98.88
1982 98.72
1983 98.51
1984 97.76
1985 96.53
1995 95.02
1996 94.17

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 93.47 as of 1996. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.14 in 1980 and a minimum value of 89.37 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 89.37
1972 90.46
1973 90.34
1974 91.96
1975 93.46
1976 93.85
1977 94.94
1978 94.42
1979 94.71
1980 99.14
1981 99.01
1982 97.72
1983 97.22
1984 96.62
1985 95.52
1995 92.86
1996 93.47

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 19.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 95.87 in 1976, while its lowest value was 9.50 in 1991.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 92.48
1972 92.75
1973 93.88
1974 94.61
1975 95.35
1976 95.87
1981 94.16
1982 94.03
1983 93.69
1984 93.42
1985 93.23
1986 10.21
1987 9.84
1988 9.74
1989 9.68
1990 9.59
1991 9.50
1992 9.59
1993 9.73
1994 9.92
1995 10.40
1996 10.33
2002 10.43
2003 10.43
2004 10.69
2005 11.17
2006 12.15
2007 12.80
2008 13.65
2009 14.82
2010 15.76
2011 16.69
2012 17.57
2013 18.39
2014 18.85
2015 19.00
2016 18.94
2017 18.88
2018 18.77
2019 18.77
2020 19.14

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 108.37 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108.37 in 2020 and a minimum value of 36.39 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 36.39
1972 37.60
1973 39.41
1974 41.85
1975 45.54
1976 48.07
1977 51.21
1978 54.93
1979 59.12
1980 61.61
1981 64.31
1982 66.69
1983 69.05
1984 70.94
1985 73.05
1986 73.36
1987 74.16
1988 74.53
1996 81.78
2001 80.19
2002 79.90
2003 79.92
2004 81.18
2005 82.32
2006 82.75
2007 84.67
2008 86.02
2009 86.90
2010 88.04
2011 86.59
2012 107.13
2013 101.41
2014 101.40
2015 102.24
2016 103.56
2017 105.35
2018 107.49
2019 107.74
2020 108.37

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 107.59 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.59 in 2020 and a minimum value of 31.68 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 31.68
1972 33.12
1973 35.39
1974 38.41
1975 42.46
1976 45.96
1977 49.04
1978 53.53
1979 59.08
1980 62.37
1981 65.86
1982 69.01
1983 72.15
1984 74.11
1985 75.94
1986 76.40
1987 76.72
1988 76.26
1996 83.84
2001 80.56
2002 79.90
2003 80.11
2004 81.45
2005 82.72
2006 83.07
2007 84.87
2008 86.20
2009 87.17
2010 88.18
2011 86.77
2012 107.41
2013 100.77
2014 100.50
2015 101.37
2016 102.44
2017 103.67
2018 105.80
2019 106.44
2020 107.59

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 109.08 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.08 in 2020 and a minimum value of 40.76 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 40.76
1972 41.80
1973 43.22
1974 45.15
1975 48.51
1976 50.08
1977 53.27
1978 56.24
1979 59.15
1980 60.91
1981 62.87
1982 64.54
1983 66.19
1984 68.01
1985 70.42
1986 70.61
1987 71.82
1988 72.94
1996 79.89
2001 79.85
2002 79.90
2003 79.74
2004 80.92
2005 81.94
2006 82.44
2007 84.48
2008 85.86
2009 86.65
2010 87.90
2011 86.43
2012 106.87
2013 102.00
2014 102.22
2015 103.05
2016 104.59
2017 106.92
2018 109.08
2019 108.95
2020 109.08

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 96.14 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.14 in 2018 and a minimum value of 33.88 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 33.88
1972 35.30
1973 37.22
1974 39.63
1975 43.02
1976 45.35
1977 48.35
1978 51.56
1979 55.40
1980 58.51
1981 60.88
1983 65.08
1984 66.40
1985 68.43
1996 77.28
2001 72.82
2002 72.81
2003 73.28
2004 74.15
2005 75.11
2006 75.59
2007 76.89
2008 78.08
2009 78.97
2010 79.87
2011 78.44
2012 90.01
2013 88.72
2014 88.87
2015 89.30
2016 91.45
2017 93.73
2018 96.14

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 96.54 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.54 in 2018 and a minimum value of 29.49 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 29.49
1972 31.09
1973 33.51
1974 36.47
1975 40.08
1976 43.50
1977 46.65
1978 50.67
1979 55.98
1980 59.54
1981 62.80
1983 68.41
1984 69.83
1985 71.65
1996 79.30
2001 73.67
2002 73.46
2003 74.04
2004 74.76
2005 75.75
2006 76.11
2007 77.21
2008 78.43
2009 79.40
2010 80.16
2011 78.68
2012 90.61
2013 89.30
2014 89.51
2015 89.99
2016 92.30
2017 94.22
2018 96.54

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 95.76 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.76 in 2018 and a minimum value of 37.94 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 37.94
1972 39.25
1973 40.75
1974 42.65
1975 45.85
1976 47.12
1977 49.96
1978 52.40
1979 54.86
1980 57.55
1981 59.09
1983 61.99
1984 63.24
1985 65.48
1996 75.42
2001 72.04
2002 72.19
2003 72.56
2004 73.56
2005 74.50
2006 75.11
2007 76.59
2008 77.74
2009 78.57
2010 79.59
2011 78.21
2012 89.45
2013 88.19
2014 88.28
2015 88.67
2016 90.66
2017 93.28
2018 95.76

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 21.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 21.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.56 in 2003.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2002 10.59
2003 10.56
2004 10.82
2005 11.64
2006 12.64
2007 13.88
2008 14.91
2009 16.48
2010 16.90
2011 16.73
2012 16.47
2013 16.94
2014 17.97
2015 18.67
2016 19.44
2017 19.98
2018 20.41
2019 21.01
2020 21.23

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 84.39 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.39 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7.49 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 7.49
1972 7.72
1973 8.04
1974 8.70
1975 9.22
1976 10.05
1977 9.37
1979 9.89
1980 10.12
1982 10.83
1983 12.06
1984 12.79
1992 18.13
1993 19.23
1994 21.47
2003 31.77
2004 32.28
2005 33.53
2006 34.50
2007 42.57
2008 55.41
2009 56.41
2010 59.60
2011 61.69
2012 60.87
2013 67.47
2014 69.29
2015 69.54
2016 72.34
2017 74.33
2018 76.92
2019 80.98
2020 84.39

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 89.45 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.45 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4.42 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4.61
1972 4.42
1973 4.55
1974 4.66
1975 5.00
1976 5.15
1977 5.22
1979 5.97
1980 6.23
1982 7.17
1983 8.38
1984 9.10
1992 14.60
1993 16.09
1994 18.40
2003 31.32
2004 32.47
2005 33.64
2006 34.29
2007 41.90
2008 54.52
2009 55.19
2010 59.46
2011 63.46
2012 62.56
2013 70.67
2014 73.26
2015 73.98
2016 77.51
2017 78.55
2018 81.12
2019 85.47
2020 89.45

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 79.58 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 79.58 in 2020 and a minimum value of 10.18 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 10.18
1972 10.83
1973 11.34
1974 12.57
1975 13.29
1976 14.79
1977 13.29
1979 13.43
1980 13.59
1982 14.13
1983 15.43
1984 16.23
1992 21.68
1993 22.39
1994 24.53
2003 32.23
2004 32.08
2005 33.42
2006 34.72
2007 43.29
2008 56.35
2009 57.69
2010 59.74
2011 59.91
2012 59.21
2013 64.30
2014 65.38
2015 65.23
2016 67.39
2017 70.29
2018 72.90
2019 76.70
2020 79.58

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation