School age population, lower secondary education, female in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 76,864 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
76,864 number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
135th
of 205 countries
All-time high
272,065 number
in 1976
All-time low
72,860 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Hong Kong, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Hong Kong stood at 76,864 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Hong Kong peaked at 272,065 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 72,860 number, in 2018.
Hong Kong ranks 135th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 215,099 number | — |
| 1971 | 229,410 number | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 242,461 number | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 252,093 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 259,416 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 266,031 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 272,065 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 270,133 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 265,773 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 259,161 number | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 249,593 number | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 238,546 number | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 225,380 number | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 215,082 number | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 208,031 number | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 205,261 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 206,301 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 208,924 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 209,017 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 207,592 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 205,391 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 203,072 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 199,733 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 196,358 number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 194,584 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 196,303 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 201,709 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 207,651 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 125,255 number | -39.7% |
| 1999 | 124,191 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 123,936 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 124,532 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 124,884 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 124,793 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 124,774 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 125,180 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 125,700 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 124,367 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 120,918 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 116,094 number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 111,021 number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 106,306 number | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 101,058 number | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 95,067 number | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 88,741 number | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 82,381 number | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 76,719 number | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 73,537 number | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 72,860 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 74,191 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 76,864 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 253,164 number | 215,099 number | 272,065 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 217,373 number | 205,261 number | 249,593 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 185,425 number | 124,191 number | 207,651 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,518 number | 116,094 number | 125,700 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,188 number | 72,860 number | 111,021 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,864 number | 76,864 number | 76,864 number | 1 |
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More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 138,294 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,519 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Hong Kong?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Hong Kong was 76,864 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 272,065 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,860 number in 2018.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 135th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.