Fact · health · 2025
Pupils wearing glasses
學生佩戴眼鏡比例
Figure and reference date
P1 14.5%, P6 55.1% (2024/25)
小一 14.5%、小六 55.1%（2024/25 學年）
Notes and definition
DH uses glasses-wearing as a myopia proxy; over half of P6 pupils wear glasses.
Other figures in this group (health)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Health.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&E attendance fee (official schedule) 急症室收費（官方收費表） | See the Hospital Authority’s fees page 見醫管局「醫療收費」頁 Public hospital charges are published by the Hospital Authority with waiver mechanisms and an annual fee cap; the amount is not stated here. | 2026-09 | Fees and Charges |
| Expectation of life at birth (male) 出生時平均預期壽命（男性） | 83.3 years (provisional) 83.3 年（臨時數字） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Expectation of life at birth (female) 出生時平均預期壽命（女性） | 88.7 years (provisional) 88.7 年（臨時數字） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered deaths from malignant neoplasms 惡性腫瘤登記死亡 | 15,075 (rate 200.4 per 100,000) 15 075 人（每十萬人 200.4） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered deaths from pneumonia 肺炎登記死亡 | 11,395 (rate 151.4 per 100,000) 11 395 人（每十萬人 151.4） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered deaths from diseases of the heart 心臟病登記死亡 | 6,594 (rate 87.6 per 100,000) 6 594 人（每十萬人 87.6） | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Infant mortality rate 嬰兒死亡率 | 1.7 per 1,000 registered live births 每千名登記活產嬰兒 1.7 人 Latest complete year in the 2026 booklet is 2024, not 2025. | 2024 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered doctors 註冊醫生 | 16,905 16 905 Hong Kong in Figures states that the count covers doctors with full registration on the resident and non-resident lists only; doctors registered under limited registration for employment promulgated by the Medical Council (for example research or teaching posts at universities, or practice at exempted clinics) are excluded. | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered nurses 註冊護士 | 74,767 74 767 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Hospital beds (HA, private and correctional) 病床（醫管局、私家醫院及懲教院所） | 37,142 (4.9 per 1,000; rate provisional) 37 142（每千人 4.9，比率為臨時數字） Includes all beds in Hospital Authority, private and correctional institution hospitals. From 2019, private hospital beds include inpatient and day beds. | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Hospital beds (OECD definition) 病床（經合組織定義） | 32,725 (4.4 per 1,000; rate provisional) 32 725（每千人 4.4，比率為臨時數字） HA and private hospital beds only, excluding A&E observation, day and nursery beds. | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Registered Chinese medicine practitioners 註冊中醫 | 8,797 8 797 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
36 more figures in this group are listed in Health.
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Department of Health Student Health Service: Annual Health Report” (Student Health Service, Department of Health). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student overweight (incl. obesity) prevalence 學生超重（包括肥胖）普遍率 | 17.5% (primary 17.2%, secondary 17.9%, 2024/25) 17.5%（小學 17.2%、中學 17.9%，2024/25 學年） DH Student Health Service annual report; measured against HK 2020 growth charts. | 2025 | Department of Health Student Health Service: Annual Health Report |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Pupils wearing glasses”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/health-student-glasses-2024-25, data as at 2025 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈學生佩戴眼鏡比例〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/health-student-glasses-2024-25，資料時點 2025（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Department of Health Student Health Service: Annual Health Report
Student Health Service, Department of Health
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-11 is given — no publication year is invented.
This site is a secondary compilation: the official text prevails. If the figure above differs from the official document, the official document is correct.