School age population, secondary education, male in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, secondary education, male was 164,351 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
164,351 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
398,827 number
in 1978
All-time low
164,069 number
in 2019
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Hong Kong, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Hong Kong stood at 164,351 number.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Hong Kong peaked at 398,827 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 164,069 number, in 2019.
That places Hong Kong 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 313,162 number | — |
| 1971 | 329,516 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 344,289 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 356,635 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 367,500 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 379,020 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 391,859 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 396,507 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 398,827 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 397,755 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 391,051 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 378,127 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 361,791 number | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 345,878 number | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 332,871 number | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 324,780 number | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 322,063 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 320,530 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 319,715 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 318,364 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 315,594 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 311,819 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 306,920 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 302,393 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 299,452 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 299,302 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 302,046 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 306,381 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 310,540 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 313,919 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 315,742 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 316,265 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 314,784 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 312,848 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 311,209 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 310,571 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 310,810 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 309,450 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 306,878 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 303,009 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 297,623 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 290,551 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 235,360 number | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 224,745 number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 213,518 number | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 200,740 number | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 186,660 number | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 175,381 number | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 167,802 number | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 164,069 number | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 164,351 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 367,507 number | 313,162 number | 398,827 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 341,517 number | 318,364 number | 391,051 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 306,837 number | 299,302 number | 315,594 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 311,157 number | 303,009 number | 316,265 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,645 number | 164,069 number | 297,623 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,351 number | 164,351 number | 164,351 number | 1 |
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More education data for Hong Kong
- 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, secondary education, male in Hong Kong?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Hong Kong was 164,351 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 398,827 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,069 number in 2019.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.