Hong Kong, China vs Latvia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female

Hong Kong, China
4.92
in 2010
Latvia
4.99
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
17th
Latvia rank
15th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 4.99 against 4.92 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 15th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.15 1.43 0.28 Latvia
1970s 1.83 1.97 0.14 Latvia
1980s 2.96 2.53 0.425 Hong Kong, China
1990s 3.75 3.22 0.535 Hong Kong, China
2000s 4.28 4.39 0.115 Latvia
2010s 4.92 4.99 0.07 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female, Hong Kong, China or Latvia?
Latvia, at 4.99 against 4.92 in Hong Kong, China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female between Hong Kong, China and Latvia?
0.07, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and Latvia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 15th 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female
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 secondary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 15.