Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Hong Kong (China)

Hong Kong (China): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 32,380 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32,380 number
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
39th
of 140 countries
All-time high
49,626 number
in 2013
All-time low
27,375 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Hong Kong (China), 2003–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2003201120192003: 27.4k number2004: 29.5k number2005: 32.5k number2006: 34.7k number2007: 34.9k number2008: 38.6k number2009: 40.7k number2010: 42.9k number2011: 45.0k number2012: 44.6k number2013: 49.6k number2014: 45.9k number2015: 37.9k number2016: 36.5k number2017: 35.4k number2018: 33.9k number2019: 32.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Hong Kong (China) recorded 32,380 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2019.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Hong Kong (China) peaked at 49,626 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27,375 number, in 2003.

That places Hong Kong (China) 39th out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34,033 number 27,375 number 40,662 number 7
2010s 40,403 number 32,380 number 49,626 number 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong (China)

  1. 36 Least developed countries 314,852 number compare
  2. 36 Austria 40,188 number compare
  3. 37 Côte d’Ivoire 36,291 number compare
  4. 38 Singapore 34,576 number compare
  5. 40 Kyrgyzstan 31,761 number compare
  6. 41 Sri Lanka 31,308 number compare
  7. 42 Israel 28,890 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Hong Kong (China)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Hong Kong (China) was 32,380 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
The highest recorded value was 49,626 number in 2013.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
The lowest recorded value was 27,375 number in 2003.
How does Hong Kong (China) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Hong Kong (China) ranks 39th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Hong Kong (China)?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).