Population of compulsory school age, female in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Population of compulsory school age, female was 234,874 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
234,874 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
123rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
352,531 number
in 1998
All-time low
225,413 number
in 2016
Years of data
9
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Hong Kong, China, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 352.5k number2012: 251.3k number2013: 239.1k number2014: 230.4k number2015: 225.7k number2016: 225.4k number2017: 226.8k number2018: 230.1k number2019: 234.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 234,874 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 352,531 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 225,413 number, in 2016.

Hong Kong, China ranks 123rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Hong Kong, China, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 352,531 number
2012 251,285 number -28.7%
2013 239,143 number -4.8%
2014 230,373 number -3.7%
2015 225,740 number -2.0%
2016 225,413 number -0.1%
2017 226,769 number +0.6%
2018 230,128 number +1.5%
2019 234,874 number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 352,531 number 352,531 number 352,531 number 1
2010s 232,966 number 225,413 number 251,285 number 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Hong Kong, China?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Hong Kong, China was 234,874 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 352,531 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 225,413 number in 2016.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.