Canada vs Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary

Canada
59.2%
in 2010
Hong Kong, China
60.0%
in 2010
Canada rank
74th
Hong Kong, China rank
72nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary over time

  • Canada
  • Hong Kong, China
20406080196019852010

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 60.0% against 59.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Canada ranks 74th and Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 47.3% 31.7% 15.6% Canada
1970s 47.3% 51.8% 4.5% Hong Kong, China
1980s 64.0% 68.2% 4.2% Hong Kong, China
1990s 63.6% 67.6% 4.0% Hong Kong, China
2000s 63.0% 64.2% 1.1% Hong Kong, China
2010s 59.2% 60.0% 0.8% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary, Canada or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 60.0% against 59.2% in Canada as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary between Canada and Hong Kong, China?
0.8%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hong Kong, China?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Canada and Hong Kong, China rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Canada ranks 74th and Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)