School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, early childhood educational development was 82,600 in 2005. ▼ Falling
Latest (2005)
82,600
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
69th
of 104 countries
All-time high
101,100
in 2002
All-time low
82,600
in 2005
Years of data
5
2001–2005
School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong, 2001–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2005, school age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong stood at 82,600. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% over five years.
Hong Kong ranks 69th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100,400 | — |
| 2002 | 101,100 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 93,500 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 83,500 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 82,600 | -1.1% |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 149,968 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,519 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 291,578 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 178,608 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,269 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong was 82,600 in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 101,100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,600 in 2005.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Hong Kong ranks 69th out of 104 countries with data for 2005.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release