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

Hong Kong, China: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 28,900 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
28,900
Change on year
up 38.9%
World rank
111th
of 174 countries
All-time high
46,600
in 2001
All-time low
20,800
in 2024
Years of data
25
2001–2025

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2001201320252001: 46.6k2002: 44.3k2003: 41.8k2004: 43.0k2005: 41.1k2006: 42.6k2007: 46.0k2008: 43.8k2009: 43.7k2010: 41.4k2011: 42.5k2012: 41.5k2013: 42.4k2014: 42.6k2015: 40.3k2016: 38.3k2017: 32.8k2018: 29.9k2019: 30.0k2020: 25.2k2021: 26.7k2022: 24.5k2023: 25.1k2024: 20.8k2025: 28.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Hong Kong, China stood at 28,900.

That represents a change of up 38.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 46,600 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20,800, in 2024.

Hong Kong, China ranks 111th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Hong Kong, China, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 46,600
2002 44,300 -4.9%
2003 41,800 -5.6%
2004 43,000 +2.9%
2005 41,100 -4.4%
2006 42,600 +3.6%
2007 46,000 +8.0%
2008 43,800 -4.8%
2009 43,700 -0.2%
2010 41,400 -5.3%
2011 42,500 +2.7%
2012 41,500 -2.4%
2013 42,400 +2.2%
2014 42,600 +0.5%
2015 40,300 -5.4%
2016 38,300 -5.0%
2017 32,800 -14.4%
2018 29,900 -8.8%
2019 30,000 +0.3%
2020 25,200 -16.0%
2021 26,700 +6.0%
2022 24,500 -8.2%
2023 25,100 +2.4%
2024 20,800 -17.1%
2025 28,900 +38.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43,656 41,100 46,600 9
2010s 38,170 29,900 42,600 10
2020s 25,200 20,800 28,900 6

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 108 New Zealand 33,670 compare
  2. 109 Norway 31,947 compare
  3. 110 Finland 30,268 compare
  4. 112 Bhutan 26,005 compare
  5. 113 Slovakia 25,719 compare
  6. 114 Botswana 24,787 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Hong Kong, China?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Hong Kong, China was 28,900 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 46,600 in 2001.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 20,800 in 2024.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release