Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 27,579 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Hong Kong, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 27,579 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Hong Kong peaked at 49,640 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 21,844 number, in 2012.
That places Hong Kong 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49,640 number | — |
| 1971 | 48,321 number | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 46,819 number | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 44,086 number | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 40,769 number | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 37,485 number | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 34,975 number | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 34,513 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 35,294 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 36,697 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 38,012 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 38,312 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 38,634 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 38,885 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 39,083 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 39,250 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 39,432 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 39,111 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 38,875 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 38,711 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 38,578 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 38,447 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 38,401 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 37,888 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 37,087 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 36,092 number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 35,052 number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 35,135 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 35,716 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 21,844 number | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 22,213 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 23,185 number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24,530 number | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 25,878 number | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 26,461 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 26,774 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 27,066 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 27,579 number | +1.9% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 27,579 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 27,579 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -38.8% | 35,716 number | 21,844 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40,860 number | 34,513 number | 49,640 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,830 number | 38,012 number | 39,432 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,933 number | 35,052 number | 38,578 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 24,744 number | 21,844 number | 27,066 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 27,579 number | 27,579 number | 27,579 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Hong Kong?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Hong Kong was 27,579 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 49,640 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,844 number in 2012.
- How does Hong Kong rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.