Hong Kong SAR, China: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 6.3% on 2017 (from 7,999 to 7,495).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2017), the average change was +1.4% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 22.3% in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.2% in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 300.81 a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 45th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2018 ranking

• Mauritius — 42nd of 64: 11,709
• Georgia — 43rd of 64: 10,653
• Tanzania — 44th of 64: 8,024
• Myanmar — 46th of 64: 7,348
• Lao PDR — 47th of 64: 7,065
• Bahrain — 48th of 64: 6,543

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 37 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 5,257 (2018)
• China — 15.93 million (2018)
• Indonesia — 4.9 million (2018)
• Korea, Rep. — 293,568 (2017)
• Lao PDR — 7,065 (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 936 (2018)
• Malaysia — 285,095 (2018)
• Mongolia — 30,181 (2018)
• Myanmar — 7,348 (2018)
• New Zealand — 70,251 (2017)
• Papua New Guinea

More education data for Hong Kong SAR, China

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 329,780 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 28,284 (2024)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 13.35 (2018)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 20.6% (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 341,591 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Hong Kong SAR, China's secondary education, vocational pupils?

7,495 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 46.86% from 14,104 in 1971 (1.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 45,943 in 1988 and the lowest 5,330 in 2011.

How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?

45th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?

In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 6.3% on 2017 (from 7,999 to 7,495). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2017), the average change was +1.4% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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