Australia vs Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total

Australia
5.99
in 2010
Hong Kong, China
6
in 2010
Australia rank
20th
Hong Kong, China rank
17th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total over time

  • Australia
  • Hong Kong, China
0246196019852010

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 6 against 5.99 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Hong Kong, China ranks 17th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 5.69 4.6 1.09 Australia
1970s 5.91 5.45 0.465 Australia
1980s 5.93 5.82 0.11 Australia
1990s 5.93 5.92 0.01 Australia
2000s 5.97 5.96 0.015 Australia
2010s 5.99 6 0.01 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total, Australia or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 6 against 5.99 in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total between Australia and Hong Kong, China?
0.01, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong, China?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total?
Australia ranks 20th and Hong Kong, China ranks 17th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.