Hong Kong SAR, China - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Hong Kong SAR, China was 8,627 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71,739 in 1971 and a minimum value of 1,420 in 2012.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 71,739
1972 64,341
1973 63,343
1974 52,278
1975 40,557
1976 32,388
1977 24,418
1978 25,726
1979 23,637
1980 3,693
1981 5,144
1982 8,884
1983 10,777
1984 14,225
1985 20,156
1995 29,484
1996 29,412
2012 1,420
2013 1,462
2014 2,109
2015 3,277
2016 5,643
2017 7,432
2018 8,187
2020 8,627

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Hong Kong SAR, China was 13,401 as of 1996. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37,691 in 1971 and a minimum value of 1,552 in 1980.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 37,691
1972 33,933
1973 33,222
1974 28,111
1975 21,832
1976 15,687
1977 11,387
1978 11,764
1979 10,503
1980 1,552
1981 2,640
1982 3,026
1983 3,544
1984 5,372
1985 8,351
1995 11,654
1996 13,401

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 5.83 as of 1996. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 12.49 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.66 in 1980.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 12.49
1972 11.24
1973 11.18
1974 9.78
1975 8.00
1976 6.14
1977 4.71
1978 5.03
1979 4.53
1980 0.66
1981 1.12
1982 1.28
1983 1.49
1984 2.24
1985 3.47
1995 4.98
1996 5.83

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Hong Kong SAR, China was 16,011 as of 1996. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,048 in 1971 and a minimum value of 2,141 in 1980.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 34,048
1972 30,408
1973 30,121
1974 24,167
1975 18,725
1976 16,701
1977 13,031
1978 13,962
1979 13,134
1980 2,141
1981 2,504
1982 5,858
1983 7,233
1984 8,853
1985 11,805
1995 17,830
1996 16,011

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 6.53 as of 1996. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 10.63 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.86 in 1980.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 10.63
1972 9.54
1973 9.66
1974 8.04
1975 6.54
1976 6.15
1977 5.06
1978 5.58
1979 5.29
1980 0.86
1981 0.99
1982 2.28
1983 2.78
1984 3.38
1985 4.48
1995 7.14
1996 6.53

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 2.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 11.53 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 2012.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 11.53
1972 10.37
1973 10.40
1974 8.89
1975 7.25
1976 6.15
1977 4.89
1978 5.31
1979 4.92
1980 0.76
1981 1.05
1982 1.80
1983 2.16
1984 2.84
1985 4.00
1995 6.10
1996 6.19
2012 0.45
2013 0.49
2014 0.71
2015 1.09
2016 1.79
2017 2.27
2018 2.43
2019 2.87
2020 2.47

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation