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

Hong Kong, China
39.2%
in 2010
Japan
42.1%
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
12th
Japan rank
11th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 42.1% against 39.2% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 2.9%.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 144 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4% 9.5% 2.1% Japan
1970s 3.5% 25.5% 21.9% Japan
1980s 9.2% 42.6% 33.3% Japan
1990s 25.0% 49.2% 24.2% Japan
2000s 31.6% 55.5% 23.9% Japan
2010s 39.2% 42.1% 2.9% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
Japan, at 42.1% against 39.2% in Hong Kong, China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
2.9%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Hong Kong, China ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th 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 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 population age 20-24 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 population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)