How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and New Zealand?

8 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs New Zealand: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Hong Kong

1,068 number

in 2016

New Zealand

1,378 number

in 2018

Hong Kong rank

113th

New Zealand rank

110th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Hong Kong
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,378 number against 1,068 number in Hong Kong, a difference of 310 number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 113th and New Zealand ranks 110th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	74,874 number	3,434 number	71,440 number	Hong Kong
1980s	37,678 number	3,570 number	34,108 number	Hong Kong
2010s	2,499 number	4,842 number	2,343 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Hong Kong or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 1,378 number against 1,068 number in Hong Kong as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Hong Kong and New Zealand?: 310 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and New Zealand?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Hong Kong and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Hong Kong ranks 113th and New Zealand ranks 110th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/