Adolescents out of school, female in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Adolescents out of school, female was 6.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Hong Kong, 2001–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2021, adolescents out of school, female in Hong Kong stood at 6.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Hong Kong peaked at 8.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2012.
Hong Kong ranks 83rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.0% | — |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +103.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -38.5% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +39.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 6.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 3.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 6.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Hong Kong?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Hong Kong was 6.7% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2012.
- How does Hong Kong rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 83rd out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.