Hong Kong, China vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total

Hong Kong, China
1.43
in 2010
United States of America
1.53
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
10th
United States of America rank
7th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • United States of America
00.511.52196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.53 against 1.43 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.1.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th of 144 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.195 0.78 0.585 United States of America
1970s 0.095 1.18 1.09 United States of America
1980s 0.255 1.27 1.02 United States of America
1990s 0.805 1.35 0.55 United States of America
2000s 1.14 1.34 0.2 United States of America
2010s 1.43 1.53 0.1 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total, Hong Kong, China or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.53 against 1.43 in Hong Kong, China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total between Hong Kong, China and United States of America?
0.1, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total?
Hong Kong, China ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th 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 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 tertiary 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
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 20-24.