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
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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About this data
Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)