School age population, early childhood education, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, early childhood education, male was 65,700 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, male in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 65,700 for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 161,300 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 65,700, in 2025.
Hong Kong, China ranks 142nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 161,300 | — |
| 2002 | 151,900 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 140,300 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 132,300 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 125,600 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 79,700 | -36.5% |
| 2007 | 74,700 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 74,700 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70,800 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 72,600 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 76,200 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 82,600 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 82,800 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86,400 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 90,300 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 97,500 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 91,800 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 89,700 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 84,100 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 87,500 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 80,400 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 81,300 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 73,300 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 69,000 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 65,700 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112,367 | 70,800 | 161,300 | 9 |
| 2010s | 85,400 | 72,600 | 97,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,200 | 65,700 | 87,500 | 6 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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 school age population, early childhood education, male in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Hong Kong, China was 65,700 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 161,300 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,700 in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 142nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release