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

Hong Kong: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 27,941 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
27,941 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
131st
of 202 countries
All-time high
48,498 number
in 1970
All-time low
21,407 number
in 2012
Years of data
38
1970–2020

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1970199520201970: 48.5k number1971: 46.5k number1972: 44.3k number1973: 41.1k number1974: 37.7k number1975: 34.8k number1976: 33.3k number1977: 33.9k number1978: 35.4k number1979: 37.3k number1980: 38.5k number1981: 38.0k number1982: 38.3k number1983: 38.6k number1984: 38.7k number1985: 38.9k number1986: 39.0k number1987: 38.7k number1988: 38.5k number1989: 38.3k number1990: 38.2k number1991: 38.0k number1992: 37.7k number1993: 36.9k number1994: 35.9k number1995: 34.8k number1996: 33.8k number1997: 34.1k number1998: 34.9k number2012: 21.4k number2013: 22.3k number2014: 23.6k number2015: 25.1k number2016: 26.2k number2017: 26.6k number2018: 26.8k number2019: 27.2k number2020: 27.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 27,941 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong peaked at 48,498 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 21,407 number, in 2012.

That places Hong Kong 131st out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Hong Kong, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 48,498 number
1971 46,522 number -4.1%
1972 44,267 number -4.8%
1973 41,119 number -7.1%
1974 37,696 number -8.3%
1975 34,803 number -7.7%
1976 33,326 number -4.2%
1977 33,909 number +1.7%
1978 35,446 number +4.5%
1979 37,285 number +5.2%
1980 38,509 number +3.3%
1981 38,021 number -1.3%
1982 38,337 number +0.8%
1983 38,576 number +0.6%
1984 38,730 number +0.4%
1985 38,856 number +0.3%
1986 39,020 number +0.4%
1987 38,702 number -0.8%
1988 38,474 number -0.6%
1989 38,310 number -0.4%
1990 38,161 number -0.4%
1991 37,984 number -0.5%
1992 37,666 number -0.8%
1993 36,947 number -1.9%
1994 35,940 number -2.7%
1995 34,829 number -3.1%
1996 33,812 number -2.9%
1997 34,145 number +1.0%
1998 34,871 number +2.1%
2012 21,407 number -38.6%
2013 22,267 number +4.0%
2014 23,605 number +6.0%
2015 25,073 number +6.2%
2016 26,213 number +4.5%
2017 26,583 number +1.4%
2018 26,817 number +0.9%
2019 27,155 number +1.3%
2020 27,941 number +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39,287 number 33,326 number 48,498 number 10
1980s 38,554 number 38,021 number 39,020 number 10
1990s 36,039 number 33,812 number 38,161 number 9
2010s 24,890 number 21,407 number 27,155 number 8
2020s 27,941 number 27,941 number 27,941 number 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 128 Gabon 28,827 number compare
  2. 129 Guinea-Bissau 28,324 number compare
  3. 130 Denmark 28,125 number compare
  4. 132 Georgia 27,933 number compare
  5. 133 Slovakia 27,534 number compare
  6. 134 Botswana 26,973 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More reference data data for Hong Kong

All data for Hong Kong →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong was 27,941 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?
The highest recorded value was 48,498 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 21,407 number in 2012.
How does Hong Kong rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Hong Kong ranks 131st 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/hong-kong-sar-china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/hong-kong-sar-china/">School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Hong Kong</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/