Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 84,335 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84,335 number
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
86th
of 170 countries
All-time high
89,262 number
in 2016
All-time low
66,541 number
in 2009
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Hong Kong, China, 2006–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2006201220192006: 71.5k number2007: 67.7k number2008: 66.8k number2009: 66.5k number2010: 67.8k number2011: 71.8k number2012: 76.0k number2013: 79.7k number2014: 81.9k number2015: 85.2k number2016: 89.3k number2017: 88.5k number2018: 87.4k number2019: 84.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 84,335 number for enrolment in early childhood education, female in 2019.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 89,262 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66,541 number, in 2009.

Hong Kong, China ranks 86th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) in Hong Kong, China, 2006 to 2019.
Year number Change
2006 71,518 number
2007 67,729 number -5.3%
2008 66,784 number -1.4%
2009 66,541 number -0.4%
2010 67,771 number +1.8%
2011 71,822 number +6.0%
2012 75,972 number +5.8%
2013 79,670 number +4.9%
2014 81,916 number +2.8%
2015 85,187 number +4.0%
2016 89,262 number +4.8%
2017 88,457 number -0.9%
2018 87,449 number -1.1%
2019 84,335 number -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68,143 number 66,541 number 71,518 number 4
2010s 81,184 number 67,771 number 89,262 number 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 83 New Zealand 92,174 number compare
  2. 84 Niger 90,013 number compare
  3. 85 Togo 87,158 number compare
  4. 87 Benin 84,297 number compare
  5. 88 Ireland 84,224 number compare
  6. 89 Switzerland 83,734 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Hong Kong, China?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Hong Kong, China was 84,335 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 89,262 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 66,541 number in 2009.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 86th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.