School age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 96,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China stood at 96,000.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 137,300 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 79,400, in 2024.
That places Hong Kong, China 132nd out of 220 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, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 133,900 | — |
| 2002 | 134,500 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 137,300 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 132,800 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 131,700 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 127,800 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 129,100 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 128,200 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 127,200 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 123,000 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 113,200 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 103,300 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 95,800 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 88,800 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 85,500 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 81,700 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 82,700 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 80,900 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 85,200 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 90,500 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 94,700 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 84,400 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 80,600 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 79,400 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 96,000 | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131,389 | 127,200 | 137,300 | 9 |
| 2010s | 94,010 | 80,900 | 123,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,600 | 79,400 | 96,000 | 6 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 158,048 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China was 96,000 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 137,300 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,400 in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 132nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release