School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 174,110 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
174,110 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
122nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
286,890 number
in 1970
All-time low
138,299 number
in 2012
Years of data
37
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 1970–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1970199420191970: 286.9k number1971: 273.0k number1972: 255.6k number1973: 235.0k number1974: 216.1k number1975: 210.2k number1976: 207.1k number1977: 215.8k number1978: 229.0k number1979: 241.4k number1980: 237.7k number1981: 235.3k number1982: 238.1k number1983: 239.4k number1984: 239.5k number1985: 240.0k number1986: 240.1k number1987: 238.2k number1988: 237.1k number1989: 236.3k number1990: 235.3k number1991: 232.9k number1992: 229.0k number1993: 223.0k number1994: 216.1k number1995: 209.9k number1996: 205.3k number1997: 209.2k number1998: 214.3k number2012: 138.3k number2013: 147.6k number2014: 158.5k number2015: 164.4k number2016: 171.3k number2017: 171.8k number2018: 172.0k number2019: 174.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China stood at 174,110 number.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 286,890 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 138,299 number, in 2012.

That places Hong Kong, China 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Hong Kong, China, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 286,890 number
1971 273,015 number -4.8%
1972 255,559 number -6.4%
1973 235,017 number -8.0%
1974 216,149 number -8.0%
1975 210,207 number -2.7%
1976 207,070 number -1.5%
1977 215,838 number +4.2%
1978 228,966 number +6.1%
1979 241,363 number +5.4%
1980 237,728 number -1.5%
1981 235,254 number -1.0%
1982 238,129 number +1.2%
1983 239,389 number +0.5%
1984 239,477 number +0.0%
1985 240,040 number +0.2%
1986 240,052 number +0.0%
1987 238,236 number -0.8%
1988 237,125 number -0.5%
1989 236,289 number -0.4%
1990 235,329 number -0.4%
1991 232,915 number -1.0%
1992 228,984 number -1.7%
1993 223,016 number -2.6%
1994 216,080 number -3.1%
1995 209,892 number -2.9%
1996 205,338 number -2.2%
1997 209,154 number +1.9%
1998 214,271 number +2.4%
2012 138,299 number -35.5%
2013 147,606 number +6.7%
2014 158,456 number +7.4%
2015 164,439 number +3.8%
2016 171,313 number +4.2%
2017 171,789 number +0.3%
2018 171,980 number +0.1%
2019 174,110 number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 237,007 number 207,070 number 286,890 number 10
1980s 238,172 number 235,254 number 240,052 number 10
1990s 219,442 number 205,338 number 235,329 number 9
2010s 162,249 number 138,299 number 174,110 number 8

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 119 Greece 177,356 number compare
  2. 120 Gabon 175,394 number compare
  3. 121 Switzerland 174,130 number compare
  4. 123 Georgia 172,816 number compare
  5. 124 Denmark 172,711 number compare
  6. 125 Guinea-Bissau 172,182 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 174,110 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 286,890 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 138,299 number in 2012.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.