Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 91,910 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
91,910 number
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
88th
of 196 countries
All-time high
119,174 number
in 1987
All-time low
71,609 number
in 2008
Years of data
39
1971–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1971199520191971: 73.7k number1972: 74.1k number1973: 75.5k number1974: 75.0k number1975: 78.9k number1976: 83.4k number1977: 89.8k number1978: 96.7k number1979: 102.8k number1980: 100.0k number1981: 102.6k number1982: 104.2k number1983: 105.9k number1984: 108.2k number1985: 116.8k number1986: 118.1k number1987: 119.2k number1988: 116.2k number1995: 92.8k number1996: 93.2k number1998: 91.7k number2002: 94.2k number2003: 87.3k number2004: 82.4k number2005: 78.8k number2006: 77.6k number2007: 73.1k number2008: 71.6k number2009: 72.7k number2010: 74.2k number2011: 78.6k number2012: 83.1k number2013: 86.7k number2014: 89.6k number2015: 92.9k number2016: 97.9k number2017: 97.3k number2018: 95.5k number2019: 91.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Hong Kong, China is 91,910 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 119,174 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 71,609 number, in 2008.

Hong Kong, China ranks 88th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Hong Kong, China, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 73,746 number
1972 74,095 number +0.5%
1973 75,506 number +1.9%
1974 74,959 number -0.7%
1975 78,875 number +5.2%
1976 83,429 number +5.8%
1977 89,837 number +7.7%
1978 96,664 number +7.6%
1979 102,846 number +6.4%
1980 100,023 number -2.7%
1981 102,622 number +2.6%
1982 104,226 number +1.6%
1983 105,870 number +1.6%
1984 108,171 number +2.2%
1985 116,813 number +8.0%
1986 118,115 number +1.1%
1987 119,174 number +0.9%
1988 116,155 number -2.5%
1995 92,833 number -20.1%
1996 93,213 number +0.4%
1998 91,685 number -1.6%
2002 94,156 number +2.7%
2003 87,308 number -7.3%
2004 82,434 number -5.6%
2005 78,756 number -4.5%
2006 77,637 number -1.4%
2007 73,054 number -5.9%
2008 71,609 number -2.0%
2009 72,687 number +1.5%
2010 74,196 number +2.1%
2011 78,635 number +6.0%
2012 83,068 number +5.6%
2013 86,730 number +4.4%
2014 89,581 number +3.3%
2015 92,932 number +3.7%
2016 97,893 number +5.3%
2017 97,342 number -0.6%
2018 95,546 number -1.8%
2019 91,910 number -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 83,329 number 73,746 number 102,846 number 9
1980s 110,130 number 100,023 number 119,174 number 9
1990s 92,577 number 91,685 number 93,213 number 3
2000s 79,705 number 71,609 number 94,156 number 8
2010s 88,783 number 74,196 number 97,893 number 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 85 Denmark 92,443 number compare
  2. 86 Norway 92,289 number compare
  3. 87 Paraguay 91,972 number compare
  4. 89 Switzerland 90,177 number compare
  5. 90 Niger 87,809 number compare
  6. 91 Serbia 86,623 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Hong Kong, China?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Hong Kong, China was 91,910 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 119,174 number in 1987.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 71,609 number in 2008.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.