School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 59,719 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
59,719 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
128th
of 202 countries
All-time high
100,060 number
in 1970
All-time low
45,530 number
in 2012
Years of data
38
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong, China, 1970–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1970199520201970: 100.1k number1971: 95.9k number1972: 91.2k number1973: 84.7k number1974: 77.8k number1975: 72.1k number1976: 69.5k number1977: 70.5k number1978: 73.5k number1979: 77.3k number1980: 79.9k number1981: 78.9k number1982: 80.1k number1983: 80.7k number1984: 80.9k number1985: 80.9k number1986: 81.0k number1987: 80.4k number1988: 80.0k number1989: 79.7k number1990: 79.5k number1991: 79.1k number1992: 78.2k number1993: 76.7k number1994: 74.6k number1995: 72.4k number1996: 70.5k number1997: 71.3k number1998: 72.9k number2012: 45.5k number2013: 47.7k number2014: 50.9k number2015: 54.4k number2016: 57.0k number2017: 57.7k number2018: 57.9k number2019: 58.4k number2020: 59.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong, China is 59,719 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100,060 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 45,530 number, in 2012.

Hong Kong, China ranks 128th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Hong Kong, China, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 100,060 number
1971 95,944 number -4.1%
1972 91,181 number -5.0%
1973 84,677 number -7.1%
1974 77,761 number -8.2%
1975 72,113 number -7.3%
1976 69,511 number -3.6%
1977 70,454 number +1.4%
1978 73,510 number +4.3%
1979 77,301 number +5.2%
1980 79,866 number +3.3%
1981 78,938 number -1.2%
1982 80,069 number +1.4%
1983 80,683 number +0.8%
1984 80,867 number +0.2%
1985 80,890 number +0.0%
1986 81,029 number +0.2%
1987 80,356 number -0.8%
1988 79,960 number -0.5%
1989 79,731 number -0.3%
1990 79,488 number -0.3%
1991 79,057 number -0.5%
1992 78,250 number -1.0%
1993 76,672 number -2.0%
1994 74,578 number -2.7%
1995 72,362 number -3.0%
1996 70,456 number -2.6%
1997 71,299 number +1.2%
1998 72,904 number +2.3%
2012 45,530 number -37.5%
2013 47,685 number +4.7%
2014 50,914 number +6.8%
2015 54,376 number +6.8%
2016 56,965 number +4.8%
2017 57,664 number +1.2%
2018 57,936 number +0.5%
2019 58,350 number +0.7%
2020 59,719 number +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 81,251 number 69,511 number 100,060 number 10
1980s 80,239 number 78,938 number 81,029 number 10
1990s 75,007 number 70,456 number 79,488 number 9
2010s 53,678 number 45,530 number 58,350 number 8
2020s 59,719 number 59,719 number 59,719 number 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 125 Norway 61,848 number compare
  2. 126 Finland 61,103 number compare
  3. 127 New Zealand 61,066 number compare
  4. 129 Gabon 58,223 number compare
  5. 130 Georgia 57,878 number compare
  6. 131 Denmark 57,678 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong, China?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong, China was 59,719 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 100,060 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 45,530 number in 2012.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Hong Kong, China ranks 128th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/