School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, early childhood educational development was 40,100 in 2005. ▼ Falling
Latest (2005)
40,100
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
69th
of 104 countries
All-time high
48,500
in 2002
All-time low
40,100
in 2005
Years of data
5
2001–2005
School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 40,100 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over five years.
Hong Kong, China ranks 69th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48,000 | — |
| 2002 | 48,500 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 44,800 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 40,300 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 40,100 | -0.5% |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong, China was 40,100 in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 48,500 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,100 in 2005.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 69th out of 104 countries with data for 2005.
- 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release