School age population, early … age male educational development in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, early … age male educational development was 42,500 in 2005. ▼ Falling
Latest (2005)
42,500
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
69th
of 104 countries
All-time high
52,600
in 2002
All-time low
42,500
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
Hong Kong recorded 42,500 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 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over five years.
Hong Kong ranks 69th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52,400 | — |
| 2002 | 52,600 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 48,700 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 43,200 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 42,500 | -1.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 42,500 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73,183, 58% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 42,500 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 373,583, 11% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- 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 educational development in Hong Kong?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Hong Kong was 42,500 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 52,600 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,500 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release