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

Hong Kong, China
0.61
in 2010
Philippines
0.64
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
44th
Philippines rank
41st

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.64 against 0.61 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.03.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 44th and Philippines ranks 41st of 144 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 0.075 0.22 0.145 Philippines
1970s 0.045 0.375 0.33 Philippines
1980s 0.155 0.52 0.365 Philippines
1990s 0.34 0.58 0.24 Philippines
2000s 0.605 0.68 0.075 Philippines
2010s 0.61 0.64 0.03 Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female, Hong Kong, China or Philippines?
Philippines, at 0.64 against 0.61 in Hong Kong, China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female between Hong Kong, China and Philippines?
0.03, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Philippines?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and Philippines rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 44th and Philippines ranks 41st 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 tertiary 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 tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.