School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 27,146 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Hong Kong, China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Hong Kong, China stood at 27,146 number.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 53,282 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 23,677 number, in 2016.
Hong Kong, China ranks 131st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49,322 number | — |
| 1971 | 50,981 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 51,867 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 52,525 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 53,249 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 53,282 number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 51,513 number | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 47,824 number | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 45,069 number | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 42,678 number | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 40,919 number | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 40,575 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 40,460 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 40,381 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 40,572 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 41,008 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 41,321 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 40,836 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 40,498 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 40,218 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 39,950 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 39,709 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 39,424 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 39,634 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 40,509 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 41,493 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 41,678 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 40,472 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 40,037 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 29,376 number | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 27,356 number | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 25,371 number | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 23,915 number | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 23,677 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 24,371 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 25,097 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 26,120 number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 27,146 number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49,831 number | 42,678 number | 53,282 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,679 number | 40,218 number | 41,321 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,323 number | 39,424 number | 41,678 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 25,660 number | 23,677 number | 29,376 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 27,146 number | 27,146 number | 27,146 number | 1 |
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, female in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Hong Kong, China was 27,146 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 53,282 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,677 number in 2016.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 131st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.