Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary

Hong Kong, China
79.8%
in 2010
Korea
74.8%
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Korea rank
4th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 79.8% against 74.8% in Korea, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 21.5% 13.5% 8.0% Hong Kong, China
1970s 28.0% 28.4% 0.4% Korea
1980s 49.3% 55.8% 6.5% Korea
1990s 59.4% 74.0% 14.6% Korea
2000s 60.7% 79.1% 18.4% Korea
2010s 79.8% 74.8% 5.1% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
Hong Kong, China, at 79.8% against 74.8% in Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
5.0%, with Hong Kong, China 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 population age 15-19 with secondary?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-19-with-secondary-schooling-completed-secondary/hong-kong-sar-china/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-19-with-secondary-schooling-completed-secondary/hong-kong-sar-china/korea-rep/">Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary