School age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 84,915 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
84,915 number
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
133rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
284,023 number
in 1977
All-time low
77,516 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China is 84,915 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 284,023 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 77,516 number, in 2017.
Hong Kong, China ranks 133rd 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, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 234,000 number | — |
| 1971 | 246,797 number | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 257,375 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 264,935 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 270,791 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 276,969 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 283,960 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 284,023 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 282,354 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 277,880 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 268,558 number | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 255,363 number | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 242,730 number | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 233,257 number | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 227,300 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 225,878 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 228,304 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 228,708 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 227,754 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 225,892 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 223,167 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 219,980 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 216,482 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 213,887 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 212,882 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 214,427 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 218,308 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 221,580 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 134,135 number | -39.5% |
| 1999 | 133,590 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 133,098 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 132,973 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 132,545 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 132,643 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 132,936 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 133,318 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 133,507 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 132,079 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 128,843 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 124,307 number | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 119,373 number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 114,571 number | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 109,286 number | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 103,363 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 96,565 number | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 88,824 number | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 81,245 number | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 77,516 number | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 77,842 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80,811 number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 84,915 number | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 267,908 number | 234,000 number | 284,023 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 236,374 number | 225,878 number | 268,558 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 200,844 number | 133,590 number | 223,167 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,625 number | 124,307 number | 133,507 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,940 number | 77,516 number | 119,373 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,915 number | 84,915 number | 84,915 number | 1 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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, male in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China was 84,915 number in 2020, 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 284,023 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,516 number in 2017.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.