Primary school starting age in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China: Primary school starting age was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 210 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1970
All-time low
6 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Primary school starting age in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school starting age in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school starting age in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 33rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28,284 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.727 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.7% (2024)
All data for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school starting age in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
- Primary school starting age in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary school starting age recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary school starting age recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank for primary school starting age?
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school starting age rising or falling in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.