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Education in general> Hong Kong, China Pre-primary education> Hong Kong, China Pre-primary education at home> Hong Kong, China % of the parents who often read books to their child before they began primary school 34.4% (2019) [43/53countries] % of the parents who often told stories to their child before they began primary school 30.3% (2019) [49/53countries] % of the parents who often sang songs to their child before they began primary school 34.1% (2019) [47/53countries] % of the parents who often played with alphabet toys with their child before they began primary school 27.2% (2019) [47/53countries] % of the parents who often talked about things to their child before they began primary school 32.5% (2019) [51/53countries] % of the parents who often talked about what they had read to their child before they began primary school 16.9% (2019) [52/53countries] % of the parents who often played word games with their child before they began primary school 18.6% (2019) [53/53countries] % of the parents who often wrote letters or words to their child before they began primary school 25.8% (2019) [52/53countries] % of the parents who often read aloud signs and labels to their child before they began primary school 28.8% (2019) [49/53countries] % of the parents who often sang counting songs to their child before they began primary school 32.3% (2019) [38/53countries] % of the parents who often played with number toys with their child before they began primary school 28.0% (2019) [45/53countries] % of the parents who often counted different things to their child before they began primary school 40.5% (2019) [50/53countries] % of the parents who often played games involving shapes with their child before they began primary school 40.7% (2019) [47/53countries] % of the parents who often played with building blocks or construction toys with their child before they began primary school 44.6% (2019) [47/53countries] % of the parents who often played board or card games with their child before they began primary school 24.0% (2019) [49/53countries] % of the parents who often wrote numbers to their child before they began primary school 33.8% (2019) [47/53countries] % of the parents who often drew shapes to their child before they began primary school 35.0% (2019) [46/53countries] % of the parents who often measured or weighed things with their child before they began primary school 7.8% (2019) [52/53countries] Pre-primary education on letters> Hong Kong, China % of the children who could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school 56.1% (2019) [22/53countries] % of the children who could read some words very well when they began primary school 40.5% (2019) [16/53countries] % of the children who could read sentences very well when they began primary school 30.5% (2019) [13/53countries] % of the children who could read a story very well when they began primary school 19.8% (2019) [13/53countries] % of the children who could write letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school 45.8% (2019) [24/53countries] % of the children who could write his/her name very well when they began primary school 52.5% (2019) [46/53countries] % of the children who could write words other than his/her name very well when they began primary school 36.1% (2019) [21/53countries] Pre-primary education on numbers> Hong Kong, China % of the children who could count by himself/ herself up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 64.0% (2019) [3/53countries] % of the children who could recognize written numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 60.1% (2019) [3/53countries] % of the children who could write numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 61.7% (2019) [3/53countries] % of the children who could do simple addition up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 92.9% (2019) [4/53countries] % of the children who could do simple subtraction up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 85.4% (2019) [5/53countries] Primary school> Hong Kong, China Primary school students - home> Hong Kong, China % of Grade 4 students who have their own room 63.0% (2019) [37/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home 81.0% (2019) [43/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone 67.4% (2019) [24/57countries] Primary school students - school life> Hong Kong, China % of Grade 4 students who are absent from school once a week 4.3% (2019) [47/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 32.9% (2019) [32/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 27.9% (2019) [27/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school 28.4% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school 48.3% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school 37.3% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them 46.4% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school 40.9% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names 61.0% (2019) [5/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities 36.7% (2019) [40/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them 39.0% (2019) [35/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them 31.6% (2019) [20/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose 24.5% (2019) [25/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them 32.7% (2019) [43/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do 32.4% (2019) [17/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online 11.1% (2019) [37/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online 8.7% (2019) [28/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online 6.8% (2019) [21/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students threatened them 24.2% (2019) [23/57countries] Primary school students - mathematics> Hong Kong, China Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade 602 (2019) [2/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson 34.8% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics 39.5% (2019) [47/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics 13.4% (2019) [34/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring 14.6% (2019) [13/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics 43.4% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much 40.7% (2019) [51/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers 29.9% (2019) [43/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems 34.6% (2019) [44/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons 27.5% (2019) [46/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects 33.2% (2019) [51/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons 44.2% (2019) [49/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons 46.7% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons 52.7% (2019) [52/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics 60.3% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons 61.7% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons 61.8% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that students don�ft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson 15.2% (2019) [49/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson 23.9% (2019) [33/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson 12.9% (2019) [41/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost everymathematics lesson 18.5% (2019) [46/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson 17.4% (2019) [46/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson 21.9% (2019) [45/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics 33.2% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates 16.7% (2019) [18/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at mathematics 17.8% (2019) [8/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics 31.5% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous 15.0% (2019) [21/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems 26.1% (2019) [40/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics 15.5% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject 17.0% (2019) [18/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused 14.1% (2019) [28/57countries] Primary school students - science> Hong Kong, China Average score of science achievement of 4th grade 531 (2019) [15/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week 13.3% (2019) [52/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science 53.1% (2019) [33/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science 10.6% (2019) [37/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is boring 9.0% (2019) [36/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science 58.8% (2019) [49/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like science very much 55.7% (2019) [32/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 56.4% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to learning science 54.0% (2019) [25/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 56.4% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects 51.7% (2019) [22/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons 48.3% (2019) [44/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons 49.8% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons 54.2% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science 55.3% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons 57.6% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons 58.0% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science 37.1% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates 13.0% (2019) [20/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at science 11.9% (2019) [23/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science 35.5% (2019) [45/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science 18.3% (2019) [55/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject 13.9% (2019) [19/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused 13.5% (2019) [22/57countries] Primary school students - instruction out of school> Hong Kong, China % of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months 46.0% (2019) [5/52countries] % of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months 10.1% (2019) [19/52countries] Primary school - evaluation of parents> Hong Kong, China % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child�fs school does a good job including them in their child�fs education 56.1% (2019) [32/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school provides a safe environment 83.0% (2019) [6/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child�fs school cares about their child's progress in school 59.8% (2019) [36/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job informing them of his/her progress 49.8% (2019) [42/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school promotes high academic standards 49.2% (2019) [24/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading 48.9% (2019) [43/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics 42.4% (2019) [45/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science 36.0% (2019) [48/52countries] Primary school - future educational plan> Hong Kong, China % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree 90.1% (2019) [7/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish postgraduate degree 29.7% (2019) [39/52countries] Lower secondary school> Hong Kong, China Lower secondary school students - home> Hong Kong, China % of Grade 8 students who have their own room 67.0% (2019) [25/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home 97.1% (2019) [15/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone 98.0% (2019) [8/39countries] Lower secondary school students - Internet use> Hong Kong, China % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access the textbook or other course materials 64.9% (2019) [12/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access assignments posted online by their teacher 74.0% (2019) [11/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to collaborate with classmates on assignments or projects 83.0% (2019) [10/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to communicate with the teacher 51.1% (2019) [11/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to find information, articles, or tutorials to aid in understanding mathematics or science 74.8% (2019) [13/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access learning games or activities related to mathematics or science 43.1% (2019) [26/38countries] Lower secondary school students - School life> Hong Kong, China % of Grade 8 students who are absent from school once a week 2.3% (2019) [33/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 49.5% (2019) [16/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 40.1% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school 20.4% (2019) [29/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school 30.5% (2019) [33/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school 24.4% (2019) [39/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them 28.7% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school 25.6% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students said mean things about their physical appearance 51.5% (2019) [9/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them 51.1% (2019) [10/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared their secrets with others 49.6% (2019) [3/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students refused to talk to them 29.8% (2019) [25/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students insulted a member of their family 20.6% (2019) [28/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them 25.3% (2019) [21/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do 31.3% (2019) [5/37countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online 19.3% (2019) [19/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online 16.7% (2019) [11/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online 31.1% (2019) [1/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students threatened them 17.0% (2019) [14/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them 21.1% (2019) [14/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students excluded them from their group 21.6% (2019) [27/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose 17.3% (2019) [25/38countries] Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> Hong Kong, China Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade 578 (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson 39.9% (2019) [32/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics 23.3% (2019) [30/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics 21.2% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring 20.0% (2019) [12/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics 19.2% (2019) [34/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much 20.8% (2019) [32/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers 13.1% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems 17.7% (2019) [26/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons 14.5% (2019) [19/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects 19.3% (2019) [24/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons 31.5% (2019) [33/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons 27.1% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons 29.2% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics 33.0% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons 29.9% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in mathematics lessons 28.6% (2019) [36/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons 38.2% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that students don�ft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson 20.9% (2019) [17/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson 27.9% (2019) [10/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson 16.5% (2019) [13/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost every mathematics lesson 18.1% (2019) [21/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson 17.8% (2019) [19/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson 16.7% (2019) [30/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics 18.6% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates 17.7% (2019) [12/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is not one of their strengths 24.4% (2019) [24/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics 15.2% (2019) [34/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous 15.6% (2019) [17/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems 11.8% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics 9.0% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject 20.4% (2019) [18/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused 19.6% (2019) [20/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will help them in their daily life 23.9% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need mathematics to learn other school subjects 20.3% (2019) [36/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of their choice 31.0% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get the job they want 25.3% (2019) [38/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using mathematics 14.4% (2019) [31/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world 21.7% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will give them more job opportunities when they are adults 25.7% (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in mathematics 30.6% (2019) [36/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in mathematics 29.7% (2019) [38/39countries] Lower secondary school students - Science> Hong Kong, China Average score of science achievement of 8th grade 504 (2019) [17/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week 57.2% (2019) [1/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science 30.5% (2019) [21/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science 11.9% (2019) [17/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is boring 10.2% (2019) [17/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science 32.6% (2019) [23/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like science very much 27.8% (2019) [23/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to science lessons 24.6% (2019) [19/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 36.0% (2019) [23/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to conduct science experiments 39.4% (2019) [23/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects 26.1% (2019) [17/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons 32.1% (2019) [23/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons 31.9% (2019) [23/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons 32.4% (2019) [24/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science 35.3% (2019) [24/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons 35.8% (2019) [24/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in science lessons 31.8% (2019) [24/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons 35.2% (2019) [24/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science 22.2% (2019) [21/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates 12.2% (2019) [11/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is not one of their strengths 13.0% (2019) [21/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science 17.0% (2019) [23/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult science problems 14.7% (2019) [20/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science 11.1% (2019) [22/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject 11.8% (2019) [15/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused 11.9% (2019) [20/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will help them in their daily life 36.8% (2019) [27/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need science to learn other school subjects 24.6% (2019) [27/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get into the university of their choice 29.3% (2019) [30/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get the job they want 25.6% (2019) [31/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using science 22.4% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world 27.7% (2019) [30/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will give them more job opportunities when they are adults 27.1% (2019) [36/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in science 23.7% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in science 29.0% (2019) [34/39countries] % of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in mathematics every day 36.2% (2019) [19/39countries] % of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in science every day 5.5% (2019) [19/26countries] Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> Hong Kong, China % of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months 48.7% (2019) [15/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months 20.9% (2019) [19/38countries] Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> Hong Kong, China % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree 74.9% (2019) [13/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish postgraduate degree 26.1% (2019) [25/39countries] Lower secondary education teachers> Hong Kong, China High school students - Performance and preference> Hong Kong, China Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) 499.7 (2022) [11/80countries] Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) 540.4 (2022) [4/80countries] Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) 520.4 (2022) [7/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever repeated a grade 15.6% (2009) [23/65countries] % of 15 year old students who say that mathematics is one of their favourite subjects 51.7% (2022) [11/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that national language is one of their favourite subjects 49.5% (2022) [38/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that science is one of their favourite subjects 56.3% (2022) [28/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that mathematics is easy for them 40.8% (2022) [49/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that national language is easy for them 40.2% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that science is easy for them 38.4% (2022) [69/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their mathematics class 85.3% (2022) [49/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their national language class 84.4% (2022) [54/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their science class 80.2% (2022) [62/76countries] High school students - Things at home> Hong Kong, China % of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home 87.8% (2018) [39/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home 63.6% (2018) [19/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home 45.1% (2018) [38/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home 36.2% (2018) [75/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have musical instruments (e.g. guitar, piano) in their home 27.8% (2018) [66/79countries] High school students - Language lessons> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their language lessons 19.3% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their language lessons 18.9% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for the students to quieten down in their language lessons 16.0% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their language lessons 16.7% (2018) [41/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students don't start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their language lessons 21.2% (2018) [44/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their language lessons 73.2% (2018) [46/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their language lessons 74.0% (2018) [47/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their language lessons 77.6% (2018) [48/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understands in their language lessons 70.2% (2018) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher sets clear goals for our learning in their language lessons 62.9% (2018) [68/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher asks questions to check whether they have understood what was taught in their language lessons 70.4% (2018) [63/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher presents a short summary of the previous lesson in their language lessons 53.3% (2018) [37/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher tells us what we have to learn in their language lessons 73.8% (2018) [53/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher make them feel confident in their ability in their language lessons 71.3% (2018) [44/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher listen to their view in their language lessons 72.5% (2018) [22/76countries] % of 15 year old students who felt that their teacher understand them in their language lessons 67.1% (2018) [50/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher adapts the lesson to their class's needs and knowledge in their language lessons 52.6% (2018) [44/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher provides individual help when a student has difficulties understanding a topic or task in their language lessons 52.5% (2018) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher changes the structure of the lesson on a topic that most students find difficult to understand in their language lessons 46.6% (2018) [21/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher gives them feedback on their strengths in their language lessons 35.1% (2018) [35/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them in which areas they can still improve in their language lessons 46.4% (2018) [32/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them how they can improve their performance in their language lessons 45.8% (2018) [39/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear to them that their teacher liked teaching them in their language lessons 80.0% (2018) [20/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that the enthusiasm of the teacher inspired them in their language lessons 61.4% (2018) [35/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear that the teacher likes to deal with the topic of the lesson in their language lessons 78.9% (2018) [34/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that the teacher showed enjoyment in teaching in their language lessons 82.3% (2018) [18/76countries] % of 15 year old students who read texts that include diagrams or maps for school 19.0% (2018) [57/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read fiction (e.g., novels, short stories) for school 24.5% (2018) [59/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read texts that include tables or graphs for school 23.8% (2018) [50/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read digital texts including links for school 22.0% (2018) [29/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher encourages students to express their opinion about a text in their language lessons 55.1% (2018) [45/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students relate the stories they read to their lives in their language lessons 52.7% (2018) [18/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows students how the information in texts builds on what they already know in their language lessons 56.2% (2018) [28/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher poses questions that motivate students to participate actively in their language lessons 60.3% (2018) [33/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have read a text of more than 100 pages in their language lessons 36.6% (2018) [33/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to write a summary of the book or the chapter in their language lessons 76.1% (2018) [22/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to list and write a short description of the main characters in their language lessons 60.0% (2018) [65/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to discuss in small groups with other students who read the same book or chapter in their language lessons 51.5% (2018) [47/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to give their personal thoughts about the book or the chapter in their language lessons 65.7% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to answer questions about the book or the chapter in their language lessons 76.5% (2018) [55/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to compare the content of the book or the chapter with their own experience in their language lessons 47.4% (2018) [31/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to compare the book with other books or texts on a similar topic in their language lessons 55.9% (2018) [31/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to select a passage they liked or disliked and explain why in their language lessons 45.3% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to write a text related to what they have read in their language lessons 62.8% (2018) [31/77countries] High school students - Mathematics lessons> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their mathematics lessons 16.3% (2022) [75/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their mathematics lessons 14.1% (2022) [77/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in their mathematics lessons 12.3% (2022) [76/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their mathematics lessons 14.2% (2022) [75/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students do not start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their mathematics lessons 16.3% (2022) [71/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students get distracted by using digital resources in their mathematics lessons 15.9% (2022) [73/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students get distracted by other students who are using digital resources in their mathematics lessons 14.8% (2022) [73/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their mathematics lessons 70.2% (2022) [39/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their mathematics lessons 75.5% (2022) [32/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their mathematics lessons 78.0% (2022) [33/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understand in their mathematics lessons 67.7% (2022) [46/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to solve mathematics problems without computing anything 11.8% (2022) [51/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain how they solved a mathematics problem 43.5% (2022) [52/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain what assumptions they were making when solving a mathematics problem 34.9% (2022) [54/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain our reasoning when solving a mathematics problem 38.9% (2022) [53/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to defend their answer to a mathematics problem 36.2% (2022) [57/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to think about how new and old mathematics topics were related 33.2% (2022) [49/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think about how to solve mathematics problems in different ways than demonstrated in class 42.1% (2022) [33/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often told them to keep trying even when they face difficulties with a mathematics task 48.3% (2022) [57/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often taught them to memorize rules and apply them to solve mathematics problems 55.8% (2022) [38/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to think of problems from everyday life that could be solved with new mathematics knowledge they learned 22.4% (2022) [45/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often showed them how mathematics can be useful in our everyday lives 19.2% (2022) [68/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think mathematically 31.6% (2022) [66/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often taught them how to use mathematical logic when approaching new situations 36.2% (2022) [40/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often showed us how some problems that look difficult can be solved more easily by understanding how the number system is organized 41.6% (2022) [47/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often gave problems from everyday life involving numbers and asked them to make a decision about the situation 26.3% (2022) [55/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them how different topics are connected to a bigger mathematical idea 32.4% (2022) [39/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think about how a problem from everyday life could be solved using mathematics 25.4% (2022) [58/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often explained how different mathematical ideas connect to a larger context 30.1% (2022) [58/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never worked out from a train timetable how long it would take to get from one place to another 41.3% (2022) [45/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated how much more expensive a computer would be after adding tax 44.8% (2022) [46/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor 40.0% (2022) [29/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried to understand scientific tables presented in an article 50.5% (2022) [22/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 6x2 +5 = 29 8.0% (2022) [80/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried to find the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale 34.8% (2022) [73/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3) 8.1% (2022) [77/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated the power consumption of an electronic appliance per week 63.4% (2022) [18/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 3x+5=17 11.5% (2022) [69/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never extracted mathematical information from diagrams, graphs, or simulations 17.6% (2022) [65/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never interpreted mathematical solutions in the context of a real-life challenge 41.6% (2022) [20/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never used the concept of statistical variation to make a decision 39.0% (2022) [48/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never identified mathematical aspects of a real-world problem 41.4% (2022) [30/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never identified constraints and assumptions behind mathematical modelling 42.0% (2022) [46/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never represented a situation mathematically using variables, symbols, or diagrams 20.9% (2022) [67/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never evaluated the significance of observed patterns in data 42.1% (2022) [27/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried coding/programming computers 68.8% (2022) [35/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never worked with computer mathematics systems 52.4% (2022) [30/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated the properties of an irregularly shaped object 31.8% (2022) [71/80countries] High school students - Learning mathematics> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who always actively participate in group discussions during mathematics class. 9.9% (2022) [68/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always pay attention when their mathematics teacher is speaking 23.3% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always put effort into assignments for mathematics class 27.1% (2022) [53/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always give up when they do not understand the mathematics material being taught 6.1% (2022) [73/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always make time to learn the material for mathematics class 10.3% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always ask questions when they do not understand the mathematics material being taught 14.3% (2022) [76/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always lose interest during mathematics lessons 9.0% (2022) [72/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always try to connect new material to what they have learned in previous mathematics lessons 11.7% (2022) [78/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always start their work on mathematics assignments right away 14.5% (2022) [72/80countries] % of 15 year old students who often worry that it will be difficult for them in mathematics classes 61.1% (2022) [41/79countries] % of 15 year old students who get very tense when they have to do mathematics homework. 41.5% (2022) [50/79countries] % of 15 year old students who get very nervous doing mathematics problems 37.4% (2022) [59/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel helpless when doing a mathematics problem 45.2% (2022) [31/79countries] % of 15 year old students who worry that they will get poor school grades in mathematics 70.3% (2022) [28/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel anxious about failing in mathematics 59.9% (2022) [35/79countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in one-on-one tutoring with a person for mathematics except school lessons 23.5% (2022) [43/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in Internet or computer tutoring with a programme or application for mathematics except school lessons 13.5% (2022) [61/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in video-recorded instruction by a person for mathematics except school lessons 10.7% (2022) [68/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in small group study or practice (2 to 7 students) for mathematics except school lessons 23.8% (2022) [31/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in large group study or practice (8 or more students) for mathematics except school lessons 11.0% (2022) [51/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not participate in any instruction for mathematics except school lessons 48.5% (2022) [31/80countries] High school students - Mathematics knowledge> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who are confident about working out from a train timetable how long it would take to get from one place to another 57.5% (2022) [40/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating how much more expensive a computer would be after adding tax 57.8% (2022) [31/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor 59.5% (2022) [32/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about understanding scientific tables presented in an article 44.5% (2022) [66/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 6x2 +5 = 29 72.0% (2022) [25/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about finding the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale 53.0% (2022) [22/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3) 71.6% (2022) [22/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating the power consumption of an electronic appliance per week 48.0% (2022) [40/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 3x+5=17 76.8% (2022) [31/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about extracting mathematical information from diagrams, graphs, or simulations 59.3% (2022) [40/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about interpreting mathematical solutions in the context of a real-life challenge 46.8% (2022) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using the concept of statistical variation to make a decision 42.1% (2022) [47/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about identifying mathematical aspects of a real-world problem 47.5% (2022) [48/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about identifying constraints and assumptions behind mathematical modelling 40.2% (2022) [45/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about representing a situation mathematically using variables, symbols, or diagrams 50.4% (2022) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about evaluating the significance of observed patterns in data 42.0% (2022) [65/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about coding/programming computers 30.0% (2022) [63/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about working with computer mathematics systems 42.5% (2022) [67/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating the properties of an irregularly shaped object 44.4% (2022) [48/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Divisor" 68.7% (2022) [3/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Area of a circle" 50.1% (2022) [17/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Subjunctive scaling" 7.5% (2022) [30/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Congruent figures" 32.1% (2022) [25/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Linear equation" 28.3% (2022) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Pythagorean theorem" 60.6% (2022) [14/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Linear inequalities" 22.9% (2022) [44/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Complex number" 26.1% (2022) [14/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Exponential function" 29.3% (2022) [10/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Probability" 36.1% (2022) [30/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Declarative fraction" 5.7% (2022) [60/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Three-dimensional geometry" 21.3% (2022) [34/76countries] High school students - Internet education> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use keywords when using a search engine 67.5% (2018) [15/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to decide whether to trust information from the Internet 76.9% (2018) [13/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to compare different web pages and decide what information is more relevant 67.4% (2018) [17/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school to understand the consequences of making information publicly available online 71.8% (2018) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use the short description below the links in the list of results of a search 61.3% (2018) [12/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect whether the information is subjective or biased 69.8% (2018) [7/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect phishing or spam emails 53.6% (2018) [14/77countries] High school students - Reading> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who read only if they have to 45.9% (2018) [41/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that reading is one of their favourite hobbies 58.9% (2018) [15/77countries] % of 15 year old students who like talking about books with other people 48.2% (2018) [26/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that reading is a waste of time 21.0% (2018) [46/77countries] % of 15 year old students who I read only to get information that they need 46.4% (2018) [57/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read magazines several times a week 4.2% (2018) [55/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read comic books several times a week 17.5% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read fiction (novels, narratives, stories) several times a week 23.5% (2018) [12/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read non-fiction books (informational, documentary) several times a week 8.1% (2018) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read newspapers several times a week 18.4% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books more often in paper format 23.9% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books more often on digital devices 44.9% (2018) [2/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices 17.9% (2018) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spend more than 1 hour a day reading for enjoyment 33.8% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they are good readers 60.0% (2018) [60/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they are able to understand difficult texts 55.6% (2018) [62/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they read fluently 79.5% (2018) [17/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they have always had difficulty with reading 19.5% (2018) [32/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they have to read a text several times before completely understanding it 40.9% (2018) [51/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that I find it difficult to answer questions about a text 34.4% (2018) [10/77countries] High school students - Internet use> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who read emails several times a day 10.3% (2018) [33/77countries] % of 15 year old students who chat on line several times a day 81.0% (2018) [11/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read online news several times a day 22.0% (2018) [55/77countries] % of 15 year old students who search information online to learn about a particular topic several times a day 23.3% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students who take part in online group discussions or forums several times a day 16.0% (2018) [29/77countries] % of 15 year old students who search for practical information online several times a day 19.9% (2018) [46/77countries] High school students - use of digital resources> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities at school 19.0% (2022) [22/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities at school for more than 5 hours a day 13.0% (2022) [23/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities before and after school 21.9% (2022) [20/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities before and after school for more than 5 hours a day 10.5% (2022) [21/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities on weekends 26.7% (2022) [20/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities on weekends for more than 5 hours a day 8.4% (2022) [42/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure at school 37.4% (2022) [24/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure at school for more than 5 hours a day 7.6% (2022) [48/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure before and after school 16.1% (2022) [40/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure before and after school for more than 5 hours a day 14.3% (2022) [28/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure on weekends 9.1% (2022) [54/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure on weekends for more than 5 hours a day 38.1% (2022) [24/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never turn off notifications from social networks and apps during class 19.7% (2022) [70/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always turn off notifications from social networks and apps during class 57.8% (2022) [7/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never turn off notifications from social networks and apps during sleep 38.4% (2022) [7/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always turn off notifications from social networks and apps during sleep 38.4% (2022) [54/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never keep their digital device near them to answer messages at home 9.7% (2022) [40/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always keep their digital device near them to answer messages at home 46.6% (2022) [38/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never have their digital device open in class for notes/ information 43.1% (2022) [33/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always have their digital device open in class for notes/ information 16.6% (2022) [26/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never feel pressured to be online and answer messages during class 56.3% (2022) [51/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always feel pressured to be online and answer messages during class 12.1% (2022) [12/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never feel nervous/anxious without their digital device around 39.5% (2022) [70/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always feel nervous/anxious without their digital device around 10.6% (2022) [39/75countries] High school students - response to a junk mail> Hong Kong, China Extent to which 15-year-olds think of answering the email and asking for more information as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 2.83 (2018) [38/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the sender�fs email address as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 3.91 (2018) [33/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of clicking on the link to fill out the form as soon as possible as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 2.37 (2018) [41/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of deleting the email without clicking on the link as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 3.40 (2018) [9/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the website of the mobile phone operator as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 3.80 (2018) [30/77countries] High school students - Impression of PISA Reading Test> Hong Kong, China % of those who agree that there were many words they could not understand in the PISA test 18.8% (2018) [45/77countries] % of those who agree that many texts were too difficult for them in the PISA test 19.5% (2018) [39/77countries] % of those who agree that they were lost when they had to navigate between different pages in the PISA test 19.4% (2018) [47/77countries] High school students - learning method> Hong Kong, China Extent to which 15-year-olds think of concentrating on the parts of the text that are easy to understand as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.66 (2018) [14/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of quickly reading through the text twice as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.31 (2018) [19/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of discussing its content with other people after reading the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.55 (2018) [24/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of underlining important parts of the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.85 (2018) [54/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of summarising the text in their own words as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.81 (2018) [57/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text aloud to another person as useful for understanding and memorising the text 2.65 (2018) [71/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking that each paragraph is covered in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.53 (2018) [15/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of I trying to copy out accurately as many sentences as possible as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 2.94 (2018) [18/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text as many times as possible before writing the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.66 (2018) [29/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of carefully checking whether the most important facts in the text are represented in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.87 (2018) [57/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading through the text, underlining the most important sentences, and then writing them in their own words as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.87 (2018) [56/77countries] High school students - effort, failure, talent> Hong Kong, China % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get a good job 84.7% (2018) [30/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get into a good college 88.8% (2018) [24/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school is important 89.0% (2018) [16/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who find satisfaction in working as hard as they can 83.6% (2018) [21/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who persist until a task is finished once they start 76.6% (2018) [23/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who enjoy doing things when they improve on their past performance 88.1% (2018) [16/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who would rather keep struggling to master something if they are not good at than move on to something they may be good at 64.9% (2018) [47/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who worry about what others think of when they are failing 81.0% (2018) [2/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing 70.6% (2018) [5/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who doubt their plans for the future when they are failing 71.8% (2018) [3/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that they can�ft change their intelligence very much 61.2% (2022) [9/75countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that some people are just not good at mathematics, no matter how hard they study 64.3% (2022) [38/75countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that some people are just not good in national language, no matter how hard they study 60.5% (2022) [29/75countries] High school students - competition and cooperation> Hong Kong, China % of 15-year-olds who enjoy working in situations involving competition with others 57.6% (2018) [45/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that it is important for them to perform better than other people on a task 74.9% (2018) [13/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who try harder when they are in competition with other people 85.7% (2018) [8/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value competition 62.0% (2018) [9/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students are competing with each other 66.7% (2018) [5/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that competing with each other is important 62.3% (2018) [5/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students feel that they are being compared with others 65.6% (2018) [4/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value cooperation 60.6% (2018) [15/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students are cooperating with each other 64.5% (2018) [18/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that cooperating with each other is important 64.9% (2018) [14/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that they are encouraged to cooperate with others 64.4% (2018) [15/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on mathematics homework 10.3% (2022) [35/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on national language homework 9.1% (2022) [35/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on science homework 10.1% (2022) [42/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on homework in total 47.3% (2022) [24/80countries] High school students - life> Hong Kong, China Life satisfaction of 15-year-olds (10 steps) 6.499 (2022) [62/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose 68.3% (2018) [37/74countries] % of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life 63.2% (2018) [33/74countries] % of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life 66.8% (2018) [35/74countries] High school students - feeling> Hong Kong, China % of 15-year-olds who always feel happy 41.0% (2018) [46/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel scared 9.4% (2018) [4/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel lively 28.6% (2018) [59/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable 10.0% (2018) [3/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel proud 9.1% (2018) [70/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid 21.8% (2018) [3/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful 31.2% (2018) [64/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel sad 13.0% (2018) [5/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel cheerful 33.3% (2018) [57/73countries] High school students - goals in school> Hong Kong, China % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to learn as much as possible 39.4% (2018) [57/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to completely master the material presented in their classes 40.4% (2018) [44/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to understand the content of their classes as thoroughly as possible 49.9% (2018) [54/77countries] High school students - doing things in life> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who usually manage one way or another 73.6% (2018) [64/78countries] % of 15 year old students who feel proud that they have accomplished things 83.6% (2018) [59/76countries] % of 15 year old students who feel that they can handle many things at a time 65.6% (2018) [60/76countries] % of 15 year old students who can usually find their way out in a difficult situation 72.4% (2018) [63/78countries] High school students - significance of school> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who think that school has done little to prepare them for adult life when they leave school 46.9% (2022) [47/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has been a waste of time 24.0% (2022) [51/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has helped give confidence to make decisions 64.8% (2022) [20/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has taught things which could be useful in a job 64.2% (2022) [64/75countries] High school students - feeling at school> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who feel like an outsider (or left out of things) 23.2% (2022) [26/79countries] % of 15 year old students who make friends easily at school 75.3% (2022) [49/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel like they belong at school. 68.3% (2022) [69/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel awkward and out of place in their school. 24.4% (2022) [28/79countries] % of 15 year old students who think that other students seem to like them 71.3% (2022) [69/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel lonely at school 19.4% (2022) [36/79countries] High school students - views on teachers> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are respectful towards them 89.5% (2022) [15/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers would be concerned about them when they are upset 68.8% (2023) [19/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers would be excited when they come back after graduation 58.6% (2022) [74/78countries] % of 15 year old students who feel intimidated by the teachers 23.5% (2022) [18/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are really interested in their conditions 76.3% (2022) [20/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are friendly towards them 91.0% (2022) [16/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are interested in students' well-being 85.9% (2022) [13/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are mean towards them 11.4% (2022) [36/78countries] High school students - life before school> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who do not eat breakfast before school 15.7% (2022) [59/78countries] % of 15 year old students who eat breakfast before school 5 or more days a week 62.3% (2022) [12/78countries] % of 15 year old students who do not study for school or homework before school 33.4% (2022) [29/79countries] % of 15 year old students who study for school or homework before school 5 or more days a week 29.7% (2022) [36/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work in the household nor take care of family members before school 44.9% (2022) [8/79countries] % of 15 year old students who work in the household or take care of family members before school 5 or more days a week 20.1% (2022) [67/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work for pay before school 93.2% (2022) [5/78countries] % of 15 year old students who work for pay before school 5 or more days a week 2.0% (2022) [74/78countries] % of 15 year old students who do not exercise nor practise a sport before school 59.3% (2022) [4/79countries] % of 15 year old students who exercise or practise a sport before school 5 or more days a week 8.6% (2022) [79/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not eat dinner after school 1.9% (2022) [58/79countries] % of 15 year old students who eat dinner after school 5 or more days a week 90.8% (2022) [8/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not study for school or homework after school 6.5% (2022) [54/80countries] % of 15 year old students who study for school or homework after school 5 or more days a week 57.7% (2022) [11/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work in the household nor take care of family members after school 16.8% (2022) [30/80countries] % of 15 year old students who work in the household or take care of family members after school 5 or more days a week 31.9% (2022) [54/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work for pay after school 89.4% (2022) [6/79countries] % of 15 year old students who work for pay after school 5 or more days a week 3.0% (2022) [74/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not exercise nor practise a sport after school 35.0% (2022) [4/80countries] % of 15 year old students who exercise or practise a sport after school 5 or more days a week 13.6% (2022) [80/80countries] High school students - family support> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students whose family discuss how well they are doing at school every day 18.4% (2022) [72/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never discuss how well they are doing at school 12.1% (2022) [24/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family eat dinner with them every day 77.4% (2022) [9/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never eat dinner with them 2.1% (2022) [76/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family spend time just talking with them every day 41.9% (2022) [55/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never spend time just talking with them 6.5% (2022) [43/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about the importance of graduating from upper secondary school every day 24.3% (2022) [55/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about the importance of graduating from upper secondary school 12.3% (2022) [14/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about any problems you might have at school every day 22.3% (2022) [71/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about any problems you might have at school 14.2% (2022) [26/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family ask about how well they are getting along with other students at school every day 21.1% (2022) [73/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never ask about how well they are getting along with other students at school 15.3% (2022) [20/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family encourage them to get good school grades every day 26.6% (2022) [74/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never encourage them to get good school grades 8.7% (2022) [19/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family take an interest in what they are learning at school every day 26.9% (2022) [72/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never take an interest in what they are learning at school 8.7% (2022) [43/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about their future education every day 21.0% (2022) [74/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about their future education 8.3% (2022) [24/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family ask what they did in school every day 26.1% (2022) [77/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never ask what they did in school 17.3% (2022) [6/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements 87.5% (2018) [17/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school 83.5% (2018) [16/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents encourage them to be confident 84.2% (2018) [20/77countries] High school students - laziness and bullying> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who have ever skipped a whole school day in the last two weeks 2.5% (2022) [77/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever skipped some classes in the last two weeks 3.0% (2022) [78/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever arrived late for school in the last two weeks 20.6% (2022) [78/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been left out of things by other students 15.7% (2022) [66/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been made fun of by other students 30.8% (2022) [40/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been threatened by other students 6.9% (2022) [68/79countries] % of 15 year old students whose belongings have ever been taken away or destroyed by other students 13.1% (2022) [49/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been hit or pushed around by other students 9.8% (2022) [52/79countries] % of 15 year old students whose nasty rumours have ever been spread by other students 15.2% (2022) [74/79countries] % of 15 year old students who were in a physical fight on school property 5.2% (2022) [70/77countries] % of 15 year old students who stayed home from school because they felt unsafe 3.1% (2022) [74/77countries] % of 15 year old students who gave money to someone at school because they are threatened 2.2% (2022) [47/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are irritated when nobody defends bullied students 74.5% (2018) [23/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it is a good thing to help students who can�ft defend themselves 80.1% (2018) [28/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it is a wrong thing to join in bullying 90.1% (2018) [7/77countries] % of 15 year old students who feel bad seeing other students bullied 81.7% (2018) [21/77countries] % of 15 year old students who like to see someone standing up for bullied students 87.7% (2018) [10/77countries] High school students - learning foreign language> Hong Kong, China Average hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school 6.30 (2015) [7/56countries] Dispersion (S.E.) of hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school 0.179 (2015) [2/56countries] High school students - problem solving> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who definitely check brochure to check how to get to the zoo 54.9% (2012) [6/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely study a map and work out the best route 54.2% (2012) [2/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely leave it to their brother to worry about how to get there 4.5% (2012) [64/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely suggest just to start driving 9.4% (2012) [64/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely check similarities with the machines they have used when the ticket machine is new 32.5% (2012) [31/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely try out all the buttons to see what happens when the ticket machine is new 14.4% (2012) [14/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely ask someone for help when the ticket machine is new 19.0% (2012) [59/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely try to find a ticket office when the ticket machine is new 28.8% (2012) [42/64countries] High school students - future career> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students who have done an internship 14.6% (2022) [69/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have attended work experience or work-site visits 21.4% (2022) [75/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have visited a job fair 43.6% (2022) [24/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have spoken to a career advisor at school 45.0% (2022) [42/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have spoken to a career advisor outside of school 30.6% (2022) [55/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have completed a questionnaire to find out about their interests and abilities 65.9% (2022) [35/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched the internet for information about careers 71.2% (2022) [67/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have been to an organised tour in an Upper secondary school or University 30.9% (2022) [58/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched the internet for information about Upper secondary school or University programmes 63.5% (2022) [67/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched information on student financing (e.g. student loans or grants) 34.4% (2022) [72/76countries] School response to Covid-19> Hong Kong, China % of 15 year old students whose school sent learning materials to study on their own every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 23.0% (2022) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school sent assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 76.2% (2022) [17/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school uploaded material on a learning management system or school learning platform every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 81.5% (2022) [2/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school checked in to ensure their completing assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 55.4% (2022) [29/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school offered live virtual classes on a video communication program every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 85.9% (2022) [3/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school asked to submit completed school assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 82.9% (2022) [3/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school gave helpful tips about how to study on their own every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 50.6% (2022) [29/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school checked in to ask their feeling every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 17.8% (2022) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use their own laptop, desktop computer, or tablet for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 69.1% (2022) [4/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use their own smartphone for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 22.7% (2022) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use a digital device that was also used by other family members for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 2.5% (2022) [74/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use a digital device that their school gave or lent to them for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 4.5% (2022) [30/77countries] % of 15 year old students who did not have any digital device for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 1.2% (2022) [56/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt less during the Covid-19 pandemic 61.9% (2022) [42/76countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt about as much during the Covid-19 pandemic 32.0% (2022) [25/76countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt more during the Covid-19 pandemic 6.2% (2022) [65/76countries] % of 15 year old students who used paper textbooks, workbooks, or worksheets every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 34.4% (2022) [16/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used digital textbooks, workbooks, or worksheets every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 42.8% (2022) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used real time lessons on a video communication program by school every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 74.1% (2022) [2/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used real time lessons on a video communication program by private tutoring every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 26.5% (2022) [48/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used learning material sent by teachers via SNS every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 24.5% (2022) [42/76countries] % of 15 year old students who used recorded lessons or other digital material provided by school teachers every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 22.2% (2022) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used recorded lessons or other digital material provided by other than school teachers every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 10.9% (2022) [63/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used lessons broadcast over television or radio every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 7.7% (2022) [48/77countries] % of 15 year old students who had problems with access to a digital device when they needed it more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 14.1% (2022) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who had problems with Internet access more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 4.0% (2022) [66/77countries] % of 15 year old students lack of school supplies more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 3.7% (2022) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to find a quiet place to study more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 10.2% (2022) [24/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to find time to study because of housework more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 4.2% (2022) [65/77countries] % of 15 year old students lack of motivation to do school work more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 16.3% (2022) [57/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to understand school assignments more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 10.1% (2022) [54/77countries] % of 15 year old students not having anyone to help them with school work more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 11.3% (2022) [38/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them with their school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 41.5% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have asked what they were learning during the Covid-19 pandemic 73.5% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them create a learning schedule during the Covid-19 pandemic 30.5% (2022) [75/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them access learning materials online during the Covid-19 pandemic 46.4% (2022) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have checked their completing assignments during the Covid-19 pandemic 62.1% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have explained new content during the Covid-19 pandemic 38.4% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them find additional learning resources during the Covid-19 pandemic 51.3% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have taught them additional topics not part of their school assignments during the Covid-19 pandemic 42.2% (2022) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who felt lonely during the Covid-19 pandemic 39.9% (2022) [39/77countries] % of 15 year old students who enjoyed learning by themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic 66.5% (2022) [5/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose teachers were available when they needed help during the Covid-19 pandemic 70.0% (2022) [32/77countries] % of 15 year old students who felt anxious about school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 49.9% (2022) [38/77countries] % of 15 year old students who was motivated to learn during the Covid-19 pandemic 45.8% (2022) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students who fell behind in their school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 64.4% (2022) [2/77countries] % of 15 year old students who improved their skills in using digital devices for learning purposes during the Covid-19 pandemic 69.7% (2022) [30/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose teachers were well prepared to provide instruction remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic 66.7% (2022) [22/77countries] % of 15 year old students who were well prepared to learn on their own during the Covid-19 pandemic 56.6% (2022) [49/77countries] % of 15 year old students who missed sports and other physical activities organised by school during the Covid-19 pandemic 62.1% (2022) [40/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using a learning management system or school learning platform 76.2% (2022) [22/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using a video communication program 78.7% (2022) [21/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about finding learning resources online on their own 69.9% (2022) [39/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about planning when to do school work on their own 57.3% (2022) [70/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about motivating themselves to do school work 53.0% (2022) [60/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about focusing on school work without reminders 51.8% (2022) [70/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about completing school work independently 72.0% (2022) [35/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about assessing their progress with learning 54.8% (2022) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who feel prepared for learning on their own in case of another school closure 44.8% (2022) [69/76countries] University> Hong Kong, China Mass media> Hong Kong, China World Press Freedom Index (World ranking) 140 (2023) [138/177countries] % of Grade 4 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day 34.6% (2007) [31/37countries] % of Grade 4 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day 29.5% (2007) [8/37countries] % of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day 21.1% (2007) [47/50countries] % of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day 39.0% (2007) [14/50countries]