School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 63,498 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
63,498 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
105th
of 164 countries
All-time high
88,996 number
in 2000
All-time low
63,075 number
in 2018
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 85.6k number1999: 87.8k number2000: 89.0k number2001: 88.7k number2002: 88.9k number2003: 88.5k number2004: 87.8k number2005: 86.8k number2006: 86.2k number2007: 86.2k number2008: 86.8k number2009: 87.3k number2010: 87.9k number2011: 87.5k number2012: 85.2k number2013: 81.8k number2014: 78.6k number2015: 75.6k number2016: 72.0k number2017: 67.8k number2018: 63.1k number2019: 63.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Hong Kong, China stood at 63,498 number.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Hong Kong, China peaked at 88,996 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63,075 number, in 2018.

Hong Kong, China ranks 105th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Hong Kong, China, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 85,585 number
1999 87,833 number +2.6%
2000 88,996 number +1.3%
2001 88,745 number -0.3%
2002 88,885 number +0.2%
2003 88,527 number -0.4%
2004 87,818 number -0.8%
2005 86,800 number -1.2%
2006 86,211 number -0.7%
2007 86,249 number +0.0%
2008 86,825 number +0.7%
2009 87,265 number +0.5%
2010 87,882 number +0.7%
2011 87,468 number -0.5%
2012 85,227 number -2.6%
2013 81,767 number -4.1%
2014 78,575 number -3.9%
2015 75,575 number -3.8%
2016 71,983 number -4.8%
2017 67,776 number -5.8%
2018 63,075 number -6.9%
2019 63,498 number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86,709 number 85,585 number 87,833 number 2
2000s 87,632 number 86,211 number 88,996 number 10
2010s 76,283 number 63,075 number 87,882 number 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 102 Puerto Rico 73,937 number compare
  2. 103 Norway 67,073 number compare
  3. 104 Eritrea 63,513 number compare
  4. 106 New Zealand 59,994 number compare
  5. 107 Finland 59,909 number compare
  6. 108 Bhutan 56,762 number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Hong Kong, China?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Hong Kong, China was 63,498 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 88,996 number in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 63,075 number in 2018.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Hong Kong, China ranks 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.