School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 316,110 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
316,110 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
772,901 number
in 1978
All-time low
316,110 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China stood at 316,110 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 772,901 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 316,110 number, in 2020.
Hong Kong, China ranks 130th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 600,494 number | — |
| 1971 | 634,403 number | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 667,272 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 695,298 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 719,424 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 743,029 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 766,989 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 772,588 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 772,901 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 767,204 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 752,753 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 729,233 number | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 697,140 number | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 665,592 number | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 639,132 number | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 621,542 number | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 613,879 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 614,506 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 615,096 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 613,318 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 607,941 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 600,394 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 590,843 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 581,251 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 574,507 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 573,560 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 579,377 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 593,357 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 603,681 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 609,853 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 611,711 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 611,076 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 611,419 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 609,648 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 607,056 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 605,371 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 605,116 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 602,672 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 597,255 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 589,010 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 577,324 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 562,200 number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 454,536 number | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 432,984 number | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 410,238 number | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 385,304 number | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 359,118 number | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 339,023 number | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 324,762 number | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 316,862 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 316,110 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 713,960 number | 600,494 number | 772,901 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 656,219 number | 613,318 number | 752,753 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 591,476 number | 573,560 number | 609,853 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 605,033 number | 589,010 number | 611,711 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 416,235 number | 316,862 number | 577,324 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,110 number | 316,110 number | 316,110 number | 1 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 316,110 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 772,901 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 316,110 number in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.