Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 6,765 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6,765
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
102nd
of 212 countries
All-time high
7,815
in 1972
All-time low
4,709
in 1996
Years of data
44
1971–2024

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1971199720241971: 7.8k1972: 7.8k1973: 7.6k1974: 7.3k1975: 6.9k1976: 6.5k1977: 6.0k1978: 5.6k1979: 5.4k1980: 5.1k1981: 4.9k1982: 4.8k1983: 5.2k1984: 5.2k1985: 5.2k1996: 4.7k1997: 4.8k1998: 4.9k1999: 5.0k2000: 5.2k2001: 5.3k2002: 5.6k2003: 5.4k2004: 5.5k2005: 5.3k2006: 5.3k2007: 5.4k2008: 5.2k2009: 5.1k2010: 5.0k2011: 4.9k2012: 4.9k2013: 5.0k2014: 5.2k2015: 5.4k2016: 5.6k2017: 5.8k2018: 6.3k2019: 6.7k2020: 6.9k2021: 6.9k2022: 6.9k2023: 6.8k2024: 6.8k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 6,765 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China peaked at 7,815 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4,709, in 1996.

That places Hong Kong, China 102nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, 1971 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1971 7,773
1972 7,815 +0.5%
1973 7,576 -3.1%
1974 7,281 -3.9%
1975 6,918 -5.0%
1976 6,494 -6.1%
1977 5,960 -8.2%
1978 5,625 -5.6%
1979 5,369 -4.6%
1980 5,096 -5.1%
1981 4,922 -3.4%
1982 4,798 -2.5%
1983 5,203 +8.4%
1984 5,189 -0.3%
1985 5,170 -0.4%
1996 4,709 -8.9%
1997 4,790 +1.7%
1998 4,870 +1.7%
1999 4,996 +2.6%
2000 5,199 +4.1%
2001 5,350 +2.9%
2002 5,565 +4.0%
2003 5,432 -2.4%
2004 5,526 +1.7%
2005 5,345 -3.3%
2006 5,295 -0.9%
2007 5,423 +2.4%
2008 5,211 -3.9%
2009 5,146 -1.2%
2010 5,044 -2.0%
2011 4,943 -2.0%
2012 4,946 +0.1%
2013 5,042 +1.9%
2014 5,152 +2.2%
2015 5,406 +4.9%
2016 5,609 +3.8%
2017 5,800 +3.4%
2018 6,328 +9.1%
2019 6,680 +5.6%
2020 6,902 +3.3%
2021 6,908 +0.1%
2022 6,882 -0.4%
2023 6,815 -1.0%
2024 6,765 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,757 5,369 7,815 9
1980s 5,063 4,798 5,203 6
1990s 4,841 4,709 4,996 4
2000s 5,349 5,146 5,565 10
2010s 5,495 4,943 6,680 10
2020s 6,854 6,765 6,908 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 99 Tajikistan 8,297 compare
  2. 100 Central African Republic 7,894 compare
  3. 101 Gambia 7,222 compare
  4. 103 Eritrea 6,724 compare
  5. 104 Nicaragua 6,569 compare
  6. 105 Ireland 6,544 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, China was 6,765 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 7,815 in 1972.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 4,709 in 1996.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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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Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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.