Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 21,842 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 21,842 number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China peaked at 21,842 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12,949 number, in 1980.
Hong Kong, China ranks 98th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14,610 number | — |
| 1972 | 15,138 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 14,962 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 14,812 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 14,723 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 14,172 number | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 13,735 number | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 13,448 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 12,952 number | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 12,949 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 13,015 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 13,066 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 14,185 number | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 14,242 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 14,451 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 15,001 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 15,741 number | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 16,481 number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 17,127 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 17,908 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 18,261 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 19,098 number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 19,225 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 19,674 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 19,246 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 18,912 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 19,045 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 18,354 number | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 18,132 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 17,940 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 17,653 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 17,653 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17,874 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 18,255 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 18,933 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 19,322 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 19,799 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 21,072 number | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 21,842 number | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,284 number | 12,952 number | 15,138 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 13,651 number | 12,949 number | 14,451 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 16,088 number | 15,001 number | 17,127 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 18,786 number | 17,908 number | 19,674 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,034 number | 17,653 number | 21,842 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China was 21,842 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 21,842 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,949 number in 1980.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.