Hong Kong vs Macao: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary

Hong Kong
16.5%
in 2010
Macao
17.0%
in 2010
Hong Kong rank
54th
Macao rank
52nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Macao
05101520196019852010

How they compare

Macao currently reports 17.0% against 16.5% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Hong Kong ranks 54th and Macao ranks 52nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Macao Difference Ahead
1960s 2.7% 0.7% 2.0% Hong Kong
1970s 1.6% 1.5% 0.1% Hong Kong
1980s 5.4% 3.4% 2.0% Hong Kong
1990s 10.4% 5.8% 4.6% Hong Kong
2000s 16.7% 9.8% 6.9% Hong Kong
2010s 16.5% 17.0% 0.5% Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary, Hong Kong or Macao?
Macao, at 17.0% against 16.5% in Hong Kong as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary between Hong Kong and Macao?
0.5%, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
Hong Kong ranks 54th and Macao ranks 52nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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

Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)