Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Hong Kong

Children out of school in Hong Kong in 2024 — 4,491 people. Ranked 41 in the world out of 120. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 77.3%.

2024 4,491 people −5.56% vs 2023
World rank 41of 120
Period maximum 19,780 people2001
Period minimum 246 people2019

Trend over time

2001–2024 · people

Children out of school — Hong Kong, 2001–202405,00010,00015,00020,0002001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 19,780 people2002: 18,027 people2003: 9,681 people2004: 14,673 people2005: 9,515 people2006: 5,601 people2007: 7,466 people2008: 1,798 people2009: 1,420 people2010: 1,390 people2011: 915 people2012: 960 people2013: 1,059 people2014: 2,426 people2015: 2,776 people2016: 2,271 people2017: 740 people2018: 441 people2019: 246 people2020: 2,372 people2021: 3,587 people2022: 3,956 people2023: 4,755 people2024: 4,491 people
Change over the period: −15,289 (−77.3%) Average annual rate: -6.24 %
Children out of school — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4,491 −265 −5.56%
2023 4,755 +799 +20.21%
2022 3,956 +369 +10.29%
2021 3,587 +1,214 +51.19%
2020 2,372 +2,127 +864.98%
2019 246 −195 −44.27%
2018 441 −299 −40.39%
2017 740 −1,531 −67.41%
2016 2,271 −505 −18.19%
2015 2,776 +350 +14.43%
2014 2,426 +1,367 +129.04%
2013 1,059 +100 +10.38%
2012 960 +45 +4.87%
2011 915 −475 −34.18%
2010 1,390 −30 −2.11%
2009 1,420 −378 −21.02%
2008 1,798 −5,668 −75.92%
2007 7,466 +1,865 +33.3%
2006 5,601 −3,914 −41.14%
2005 9,515 −5,158 −35.15%
2004 14,673 +4,992 +51.56%
2003 9,681 −8,346 −46.3%
2002 18,027 −1,753 −8.86%
2001 19,780

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.