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

8,927 number, with New Zealand ahead.

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

41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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 New Zealand: Enrolment in primary education, female

Hong Kong, China

180,159 number

in 2019

New Zealand

189,086 number

in 2018

Hong Kong, China rank

118th

New Zealand rank

116th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Hong Kong, China
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 189,086 number against 180,159 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 8,927 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 118th and New Zealand ranks 116th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	317,019 number	190,769 number	126,250 number	Hong Kong, China
1980s	256,534 number	166,227 number	90,308 number	Hong Kong, China
1990s	227,618 number	172,174 number	55,443 number	Hong Kong, China
2000s	216,212 number	171,355 number	44,857 number	Hong Kong, China
2010s	162,075 number	177,416 number	15,340 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Hong Kong, China or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 189,086 number against 180,159 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Hong Kong, China and New Zealand?: 8,927 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and New Zealand?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and New Zealand rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Hong Kong, China ranks 118th and New Zealand ranks 116th 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.