School age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 79,436 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
79,436 number
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
124th
of 205 countries
All-time high
183,292 number
in 2001
All-time low
79,162 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong is 79,436 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong peaked at 183,292 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79,162 number, in 1970.
Hong Kong ranks 124th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,162 number | — |
| 1971 | 82,719 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 86,914 number | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 91,700 number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 96,709 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 102,051 number | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 107,899 number | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 112,484 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 116,473 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 119,875 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 122,493 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 122,764 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 119,061 number | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 112,621 number | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 105,571 number | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 98,902 number | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 93,759 number | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 91,822 number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 91,961 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 92,472 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 92,427 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 91,839 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 90,438 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 88,506 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 86,570 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 84,875 number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 83,738 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 84,801 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 176,405 number | +108.0% |
| 1999 | 180,329 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 182,644 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 183,292 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 182,239 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 180,205 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 178,273 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 177,253 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 177,303 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 177,371 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 178,035 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 178,702 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 178,250 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 175,980 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 126,074 number | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 121,382 number | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 116,953 number | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 111,916 number | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 105,415 number | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 97,865 number | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 89,960 number | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 83,258 number | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 79,436 number | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99,599 number | 79,162 number | 119,875 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 105,143 number | 91,822 number | 122,764 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,993 number | 83,738 number | 180,329 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,532 number | 177,253 number | 183,292 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,705 number | 83,258 number | 178,250 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,436 number | 79,436 number | 79,436 number | 1 |
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More education data for Hong Kong
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 149,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 178,608 (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 79,436 number in 2020, 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 183,292 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,162 number in 1970.
- How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.