What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Hong Kong, China and Ireland?

5,738 number, with Ireland ahead.

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

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Ireland: School age population, secondary education, female

Hong Kong, China

151,759 number

in 2020

Ireland

157,497 number

in 2019

Hong Kong, China rank

131st

Ireland rank

128th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

Hong Kong, China
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 157,497 number against 151,759 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 5,738 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 131st and Ireland ranks 128th of 205 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	346,453 number	145,000 number	201,453 number	Hong Kong, China
1980s	314,702 number	162,051 number	152,651 number	Hong Kong, China
1990s	284,640 number	169,574 number	115,066 number	Hong Kong, China
2000s	293,877 number	144,133 number	149,744 number	Hong Kong, China
2010s	200,590 number	146,954 number	53,636 number	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Hong Kong, China or Ireland?: Ireland, at 157,497 number against 151,759 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Hong Kong, China and Ireland?: 5,738 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Ireland?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and Ireland rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?: Hong Kong, China ranks 131st and Ireland ranks 128th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.