School age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, tertiary education, male was 188,118 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
188,118 number
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
116th
of 203 countries
All-time high
310,635 number
in 1982
All-time low
164,427 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong stood at 188,118 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong peaked at 310,635 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 164,427 number, in 1970.
That places Hong Kong 116th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 164,427 number | — |
| 1971 | 175,922 number | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 185,663 number | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 193,127 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 200,825 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 211,277 number | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 225,137 number | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 242,753 number | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 262,412 number | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 281,357 number | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 296,334 number | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 306,101 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 310,635 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 308,978 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 301,703 number | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 291,012 number | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 278,685 number | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 269,306 number | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 259,471 number | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 250,849 number | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 244,161 number | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 238,980 number | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 234,529 number | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 230,974 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 227,383 number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 223,397 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 219,547 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 219,547 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 219,847 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 220,560 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 221,647 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 222,712 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 224,361 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 225,170 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 224,624 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 223,096 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 221,442 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 222,018 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 221,408 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 220,228 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 219,373 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 219,272 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 223,133 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 223,671 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 221,710 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 217,696 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 212,158 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 206,061 number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 197,871 number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 188,118 number | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 214,290 number | 164,427 number | 281,357 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 287,307 number | 250,849 number | 310,635 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 227,892 number | 219,547 number | 244,161 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 222,671 number | 220,228 number | 225,170 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,906 number | 188,118 number | 223,671 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Hong Kong was 188,118 number in 2019, 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 310,635 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,427 number in 1970.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 116th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.