Bangladesh vs Hong Kong: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary

Bangladesh
19.3%
in 2010
Hong Kong
20.5%
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
80th
Hong Kong rank
78th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Hong Kong
102030196019852010

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 20.5% against 19.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 80th and Hong Kong ranks 78th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1960s 6.4% 32.7% 26.3% Hong Kong
1970s 5.8% 33.5% 27.8% Hong Kong
1980s 12.5% 34.0% 21.5% Hong Kong
1990s 18.3% 26.4% 8.1% Hong Kong
2000s 21.6% 20.3% 1.3% Bangladesh
2010s 19.3% 20.5% 1.2% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary, Bangladesh or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 20.5% against 19.3% in Bangladesh as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary between Bangladesh and Hong Kong?
1.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Hong Kong?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Hong Kong rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Bangladesh ranks 80th and Hong Kong ranks 78th 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)