Fact · education · 2025/26 學年
Number of secondary schools (day)
中學（日校）數目
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EDB school statistics, 2025/26 school year.
Other figures in this group (education)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Education.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of schools and students (official statistics) 學校及學生數目（官方統計來源） | See the Education Bureau’s statistics index (published by school year) 見教育局「統計資料」（按學年公布） The Education Bureau publishes statistics by school year, with a Student Enrolment Statistics report; this site does not copy the current figures. | 2026-09 | Statistics |
| Pre-primary enrolment 學前教育學生人數 | 115,300 115 300 Beginning of the school year; includes EDB-registered kindergartens and SWD-registered special child care centres. | 2025/26 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Primary enrolment 小學學生人數 | 321,700 321 700 Includes special schools. | 2025/26 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Secondary enrolment 中學學生人數 | 361,400 (provisional) 361 400（臨時數字） | 2025/26 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Post-secondary enrolment 專上教育學生人數 | 354,700 (provisional) 354 700（臨時數字） As at end-December of the academic year. | 2025/26 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population aged 15+ with degree education 15歲及以上人口具學位程度 | 27.6% 27.6% | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| UGC-funded first-year-first-degree places 教資會資助大學第一年學士學位學額 | 15,000 a year (from 2018/19) 每年 15 000 個（由 2018/19 學年起） Combined places at the eight UGC-funded universities. Each university admits its own students. | 2018/19– | Post-secondary education |
| UGC-funded senior-year undergraduate places 教資會資助大學高年級學士學位收生額 | 5,000 a year (from 2018/19) 每年 5 000 個（由 2018/19 學年起） For articulation into senior years of bachelor’s programmes. | 2018/19– | Post-secondary education |
| Number of schools and kindergartens 中小學及幼稚園數目 | 590 primary, 512 secondary, about 980 kindergartens (2024/25) 小學590間、中學512間、幼稚園約980所（2024/25學年） EDB: primary 33 govt/420 aided/21 DSS/116 private; secondary 30 govt/357 aided/58 DSS/65 private. Around 125,400 kindergarten pupils. | 2024-11 | Education Bureau: Education in Hong Kong — school numbers and student statistics |
| HKDSE candidates 文憑試報考人數 | 58,487 (2026 HKDSE) 58 487人（2026年文憑試） HKEAA: 46,344 school candidates and 12,143 self-study. 43,534 day-school candidates from 416 schools. | 2026-07 | Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority: HKDSE results |
| HKDSE share meeting local degree requirement 文憑試符合本地學士課程要求比率 | About 36.8% of day-school candidates attaining 332A33 日校考生約36.8%考獲「332A33」 HKEAA 2026: 15,973 day-school candidates attained 332A33, above the five-year average of about 36.5%. | 2026-07 | Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority: HKDSE results |
| HKDSE 2024 candidature 2024年文憑試考生人數 | 50,591 (43,160 school candidates, 7,431 private candidates) 50,591 人（學校考生 43,160、自修生 7,431） HKEAA HKDSE 2024 candidature. | 2024-07-17 | HKEAA: HKDSE 2024 press release |
18 more figures in this group are listed in Education.
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Education Bureau: school and student statistics” (Education Bureau). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of primary schools 小學數目 | 591 591 間 EDB school statistics, 2025/26 school year. | 2025/26 學年 | Education Bureau: school and student statistics |
| Number of kindergartens 幼稚園數目 | 958 958 間 EDB school statistics, 2025/26 school year. | 2025/26 學年 | Education Bureau: school and student statistics |
| Post-secondary education participation rate 專上教育參與率 | about 80% (degree level about 55%) 約 80%（其中學位層級約 55%） Post-secondary participation rate of about 80% for the relevant age cohort. | 2023/24 學年 | Education Bureau: school and student statistics |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Number of secondary schools (day)”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/edu-secondary-schools-2025, data as at 2025/26 學年 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈中學（日校）數目〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/edu-secondary-schools-2025，資料時點 2025/26 學年（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Education Bureau: school and student statistics
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