Teachers in secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Teachers in secondary education, male was 14,206 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 14,206 for teachers in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 14,206 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,743, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong, China 103rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6,743 | — |
| 1972 | 7,041 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 7,403 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 7,524 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 8,316 | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 8,951 | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 7,127 | -20.4% |
| 1978 | 7,453 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 7,900 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 8,031 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 8,202 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 8,233 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 8,707 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 8,971 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 9,522 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 10,015 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 10,340 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 11,684 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 11,643 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 11,790 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 12,059 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 12,156 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 11,980 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 12,154 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12,149 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,335 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 12,829 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 13,011 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13,165 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13,127 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13,220 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13,965 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 13,169 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 13,054 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12,952 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12,801 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 13,576 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 13,618 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13,734 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 13,904 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 14,031 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 14,020 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14,072 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 14,206 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,606 | 6,743 | 8,951 | 9 |
| 1980s | 9,003 | 8,031 | 10,340 | 8 |
| 1990s | 11,664 | 11,643 | 11,684 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12,363 | 11,790 | 13,165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,322 | 12,801 | 13,965 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,047 | 13,904 | 14,206 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 100 Costa Rica 15,581 compare
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- 104 Finland 13,849 compare
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 13,775 compare
- 106 Belarus 13,376 compare
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Hong Kong, China was 14,206 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 14,206 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,743 in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 103rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release