Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total

Hong Kong, China
5.07
in 2010
Korea
5.39
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
20th
Korea rank
17th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 5.39 against 5.07 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.32.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.23 0.47 0.76 Hong Kong, China
1970s 1.24 0.715 0.525 Hong Kong, China
1980s 1.83 1.48 0.355 Hong Kong, China
1990s 3.21 3.26 0.055 Korea
2000s 3.96 4.52 0.55 Korea
2010s 5.07 5.39 0.32 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
Korea, at 5.39 against 5.07 in Hong Kong, China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
0.32, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total?
Hong Kong, China ranks 20th and Korea 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 secondary schooling, age 45-49, total. 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 45-49, 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
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Average years of secondary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 45-49.