Hong Kong is the only city in the world with five universities ranked among the global top 100, and has a highly internationalised and diversified post-secondary education with a pool of outstanding teaching and research talent. Five universities in Hong Kong were ranked within the top 100 in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2026, namely the University of Hong Kong (11st), the Chinese University of Hong Kong (32nd), the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (44th), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (54th), and the City University of Hong Kong (63th). Our institutions adopt international standards in curriculum design and quality assurance and their qualifications awarded are internationally recognised. They are among the best in the world and hold leading positions in various international rankings. Academic freedom and highly internationalised campuses also assist students to learn from different perspectives to broaden their horizons. Please refer to the Education Bureau’s microsite for more information on studying in Hong Kong.
The Government is committed to developing a vibrant international school sector mainly to meet the demand for international school places from non-local families living in Hong Kong and families coming to Hong Kong for work or investment. The international school sector in Hong Kong is diverse - currently, there are 53 international schools offering non-local curriculum in Hong Kong. For more information, please refer to the Education Bureau’s microsite.
As the only city in the world with five public universities among the global top 100, Hong Kong not only draws overseas students for post-secondary education but also encourages international parents to consider relocating their children to Hong Kong for basic education.
Hong Kong’s basic education emphasises “biliteracy and trilingualism” [1] and students’ balanced development of whole-person education. Public sector schools provide coherent and rich learning experiences for primary, secondary and kindergarten students, while non-public sector schools (such as Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools) offer local parents other choices and allow non-local children holding student visas to study on a self-financing basis. For more information, please refer to the Education Bureau’s microsite.
[1] This refers to proficiency in both Chinese and English, encompassing the ability to write coherently in both languages and to speak Cantonese, Putonghua, and English fluently.
More on studying in Hong Kong:
www.gov.hk/en/nonresidents/studyinghk/educationinfo/index.htm
www.hkwelcomesu.gov.hk/eng/studying.html