World Bank Gender Statistics for Hong Kong SAR, China

World Bank Group data from 2016 onward aims to address persistent gender data gaps as part of its Gender Equality Strategy. This dataset hosts the latest sex-disaggregated statistics covering demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency. It is sourced from the World Bank's data portal and last updated on HDX in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender gaps in economic productivity based on sex-disaggregated data on access to economic opportunities.
• Study demographic and health outcomes by gender using the mentioned coverage of demography and health statistics.
• Model the relationship between gender equality in decision-making and institutional effectiveness based on data about public life and agency.
• Track progress on core development objectives using the latest gender statistics covering education and next-generation prospects.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative World Bank Group, a leading institution in development economics.
• Explicitly aligned with the World Bank's Gender Equality Strategy 2016-2023, providing a strategic framework.
• Covers multiple thematic areas mentioned in the description: demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Freshness should be verified; the last update timestamp is 2026-04-28, which may indicate a future date or require confirmation.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal as part of its gender data scaling-up commitments.

Time Range

Data collection likely aligns with the Gender Equality Strategy 2016-2023, but specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 03:20:59.921479; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hong Kong SAR, China