What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Hong Kong, China and Lesotho?

325 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lesotho?

39 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Lesotho: Enrolment in primary education, female

Hong Kong, China

180,159 number

in 2019

Lesotho

179,834 number

in 2017

Hong Kong, China rank

118th

Lesotho rank

120th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Hong Kong, China
Lesotho

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 180,159 number against 179,834 number in Lesotho, a difference of 325 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	312,840 number	127,243 number	185,596 number	Hong Kong, China
1980s	256,534 number	167,702 number	88,833 number	Hong Kong, China
1990s	227,618 number	193,679 number	33,939 number	Hong Kong, China
2000s	216,212 number	206,056 number	10,156 number	Hong Kong, China
2010s	160,483 number	182,494 number	22,011 number	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Hong Kong, China or Lesotho?: Hong Kong, China, at 180,159 number against 179,834 number in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Hong Kong, China and Lesotho?: 325 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lesotho?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Lesotho rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Hong Kong, China ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.