Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 13,829 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hong Kong, China is 13,829 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 13,858 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,499 number, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong, China 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,499 number | — |
| 1972 | 3,763 number | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 3,635 number | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 3,643 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 3,870 number | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 4,025 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 4,262 number | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 4,573 number | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 4,865 number | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 4,895 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 5,064 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 5,227 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 5,349 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 5,844 number | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 6,489 number | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 6,850 number | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 7,399 number | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 7,529 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 8,394 number | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 8,831 number | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 9,012 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 9,056 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9,105 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 9,061 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8,745 number | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 8,443 number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 8,231 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 10,298 number | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 10,262 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9,780 number | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 9,960 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10,328 number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 10,922 number | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 11,679 number | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 12,212 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 12,684 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 13,309 number | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 13,659 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 13,858 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13,829 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,015 number | 3,499 number | 4,865 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 6,072 number | 4,895 number | 7,529 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 8,746 number | 8,394 number | 9,012 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 9,220 number | 8,231 number | 10,298 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,244 number | 9,960 number | 13,858 number | 10 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hong Kong, China?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Hong Kong, China was 13,829 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 13,858 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,499 number in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.