School age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, tertiary education, male was 139,300 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 139,300 for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2025.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong peaked at 229,300 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 123,800, in 2024.
Hong Kong ranks 127th of 221 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, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 229,300 | — |
| 2002 | 227,400 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 226,300 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 226,900 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 226,700 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 224,100 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 220,700 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 220,500 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 220,600 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 222,600 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 224,400 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 225,100 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 224,400 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 222,300 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 220,500 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 216,300 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 209,200 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 193,800 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 180,400 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 165,000 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 149,000 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 141,700 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 136,600 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 123,800 | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 139,300 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 224,722 | 220,500 | 229,300 | 9 |
| 2010s | 213,900 | 180,400 | 225,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,567 | 123,800 | 165,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 158,048 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong was 139,300 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 229,300 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,800 in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 127th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release