School age population, primary education, female in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, primary education, female was 150,400 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Hong Kong, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 150,400 for school age population, primary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Hong Kong peaked at 238,300 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 144,800, in 2013.
Hong Kong ranks 133rd of 222 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, primary education, female in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 238,300 | — |
| 2002 | 235,600 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 230,300 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 229,400 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 218,100 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 206,700 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 199,100 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 183,600 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 170,400 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 159,400 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 154,200 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 146,600 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 144,800 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 149,700 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 153,400 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 157,500 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 161,600 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 169,500 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 176,700 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 173,100 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 168,300 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 166,400 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 158,400 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 155,600 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 150,400 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 212,389 | 170,400 | 238,300 | 9 |
| 2010s | 157,340 | 144,800 | 176,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,033 | 150,400 | 173,100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 149,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 178,608 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Hong Kong?
- School age population, primary education, female in Hong Kong was 150,400 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 238,300 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,800 in 2013.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 133rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release