School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 47,200 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China is 47,200, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 87,400 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47,200, in 2017.
That places Hong Kong, China 136th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87,400 | — |
| 2002 | 87,300 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81,400 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 84,600 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 82,300 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 81,600 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 83,000 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 79,200 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 75,700 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 64,500 | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 59,600 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 60,300 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 50,800 | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 53,000 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 54,100 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 53,000 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 47,200 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 59,600 | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 60,900 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 58,200 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 49,600 | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 53,900 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 54,100 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 63,500 | +17.4% |
| 2025 | 47,200 | -25.7% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 47,200 is above the median for high income countries, which is 40,366, 1.2× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 47,200 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37,631, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,500 | 75,700 | 87,400 | 9 |
| 2010s | 56,300 | 47,200 | 64,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,417 | 47,200 | 63,500 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 47,200 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 87,400 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,200 in 2017.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 136th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release