School age population, secondary education, female in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, secondary education, female was 151,759 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
151,759 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
131st
of 205 countries
All-time high
376,081 number
in 1977
All-time low
151,759 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Hong Kong, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Hong Kong stood at 151,759 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Hong Kong peaked at 376,081 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 151,759 number, in 2020.
Hong Kong ranks 131st 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, female in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 287,332 number | — |
| 1971 | 304,887 number | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 322,983 number | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 338,663 number | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 351,924 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 364,009 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 375,130 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 376,081 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 374,074 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 369,449 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 361,702 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 351,106 number | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 335,349 number | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 319,714 number | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 306,261 number | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 296,762 number | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 291,816 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 293,976 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 295,381 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 294,954 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 292,347 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 288,575 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 283,923 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 278,858 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 275,055 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 274,258 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 277,331 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 286,976 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 293,141 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 295,934 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 295,969 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 294,811 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 296,635 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 296,800 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 295,847 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 294,800 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 294,306 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 293,222 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 290,377 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 286,001 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 279,701 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 271,649 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 219,176 number | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 208,239 number | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 196,720 number | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 184,564 number | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 172,458 number | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 163,642 number | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 156,960 number | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 152,793 number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 151,759 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 346,453 number | 287,332 number | 376,081 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,702 number | 291,816 number | 361,702 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 284,640 number | 274,258 number | 295,934 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 293,877 number | 286,001 number | 296,800 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 200,590 number | 152,793 number | 279,701 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,759 number | 151,759 number | 151,759 number | 1 |
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More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 158,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.021 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0228 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Hong Kong?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Hong Kong was 151,759 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 376,081 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,759 number in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 131st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.