Statistics
Year 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
% 0.43 0.25 0.28 0.22 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
% 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.29 0.29 0.30 0.31 0.34
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
% 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.32 0.34 0.31 0.40

Operational Definitions

Non-attendance rates refer to children aged 6 to 15 who leave school education without completing Secondary 3 (excluding those leaving Hong Kong). Non-attendance rate is calculated by the following formula: No. of cases/Total no. of P1-S3 students x 100%. The original source of the data is Placement and Support Section, Education Bureau.

Footnote

Figures are collected from the Education Bureau.
Figures refer to academic year, e.g., figure for 2017/18 is used for 2017.
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