Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 31,583 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Hong Kong, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 31,583 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Hong Kong peaked at 52,795 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24,252 number, in 2012.
Hong Kong ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52,795 number | — |
| 1971 | 51,302 number | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 49,512 number | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 46,540 number | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 43,125 number | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 39,976 number | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 37,841 number | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 37,184 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 37,960 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 39,450 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 40,835 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 41,115 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 42,020 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 42,487 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 42,624 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 42,587 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 42,553 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 42,115 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 41,893 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 41,806 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 41,751 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 41,617 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 41,399 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 40,743 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 39,825 number | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 38,779 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 37,786 number | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 38,027 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 38,776 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 24,252 number | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 24,951 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26,410 number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 28,314 number | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 30,141 number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 30,849 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31,111 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31,242 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 31,583 number | +1.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 31,583 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 31,583 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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 | -37.5% | 38,776 number | 24,252 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,568 number | 37,184 number | 52,795 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,004 number | 40,835 number | 42,624 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,856 number | 37,786 number | 41,751 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 28,409 number | 24,252 number | 31,242 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 31,583 number | 31,583 number | 31,583 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, male in Hong Kong?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Hong Kong was 31,583 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 52,795 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,252 number in 2012.
- How does Hong Kong rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.