School age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 80,600 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 80,600 for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong peaked at 187,300 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 78,900, in 2022.
Hong Kong ranks 127th of 220 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, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 187,300 | — |
| 2002 | 179,400 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 174,600 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 175,500 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 174,900 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 179,600 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 182,200 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 180,000 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 176,900 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 174,000 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 174,100 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 127,800 | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 123,900 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 114,300 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 103,800 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 96,100 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 88,700 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 84,200 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 80,700 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 83,300 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 80,500 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 78,900 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 81,300 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 85,100 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 80,600 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 178,933 | 174,600 | 187,300 | 9 |
| 2010s | 116,760 | 80,700 | 174,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,617 | 78,900 | 85,100 | 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, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong was 80,600 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 187,300 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,900 in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release