Number of pupils in secondary education rose 0.270% to 343 '000 in Hong Kong in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in secondary education in Hong Kong reached an all time high of 514 '000 in 2008 and an all time low of 231 '000 in 1971.
Hong Kong has been ranked 41st within the group of 60 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in secondary education, 55 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Secondary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| China | '000 | ... | ... | 86,127 | 83,956 | 83,408 | 84,322 | 86,102 | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | '000 | 394 | 372 | 357 | 349 | 341 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 | 129,542 | 132,161 | 129,829 | 131,317 | 130,933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 | 23,756 | 23,633 | 24,318 | 24,894 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 | 7,221 | 7,157 | 7,093 | 6,996 | 6,875 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 | 640 | 665 | 677 | 678 | 666 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 | 2,801 | 2,760 | 2,745 | 2,593 | 2,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 7,319 | 7,397 | 9,007 | 10,562 | 11,347 | |||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 9,385 | 9,567 | 9,905 | 10,242 | 10,543 | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 179 | 171 | 167 | 164 | ... | ||||
| Taiwan | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | '000 | ... | 6,757 | 6,571 | 5,688 | 5,603 | 5,487 | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 24,417 | 24,708 | 24,788 | 24,871 | 25,014 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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