Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary

Hong Kong, China
53.3%
in 2010
Korea
53.9%
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
20th
Korea rank
19th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 53.9% against 53.3% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.6%.

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 19th 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 5.4% 2.6% 2.8% Hong Kong, China
1970s 9.8% 7.0% 2.7% Hong Kong, China
1980s 20.0% 16.1% 4.0% Hong Kong, China
1990s 25.4% 30.8% 5.4% Korea
2000s 36.9% 51.7% 14.8% Korea
2010s 53.3% 53.9% 0.6% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
Korea, at 53.9% against 53.3% in Hong Kong, China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
0.6%, 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: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary?
Hong Kong, China ranks 20th and Korea ranks 19th 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary