School age population, primary education, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, primary education, male was 186,382 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
186,382 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
122nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
320,561 number
in 1970
All-time low
154,921 number
in 2014
Years of data
38
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Hong Kong, China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Hong Kong, China stood at 186,382 number.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 320,561 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 154,921 number, in 2014.
Hong Kong, China ranks 122nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 320,561 number | — |
| 1971 | 320,289 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 318,683 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 311,853 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 300,637 number | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 286,498 number | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 271,471 number | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 257,495 number | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 250,291 number | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 248,382 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 249,916 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 252,061 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 256,719 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 260,031 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 262,111 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 263,237 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 263,712 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 260,012 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 257,428 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 255,764 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 254,751 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 254,115 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 254,490 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 254,185 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 252,744 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 249,730 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 245,178 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 243,260 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 244,314 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 163,674 number | -33.0% |
| 2013 | 157,024 number | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 154,921 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 158,320 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 166,570 number | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 173,848 number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 179,447 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 183,537 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 186,382 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 288,616 number | 248,382 number | 320,561 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 258,099 number | 249,916 number | 263,712 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,307 number | 243,260 number | 254,751 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 167,168 number | 154,921 number | 183,537 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 186,382 number | 186,382 number | 186,382 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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, primary education, male in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, primary education, male in Hong Kong, China was 186,382 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 320,561 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,921 number in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.