Hong Kong, China vs Russian Federation: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary

Hong Kong, China
29.7%
in 2010
Russian Federation
32.3%
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
14th
Russian Federation rank
11th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 32.3% against 29.7% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 2.6%.

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

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 14th and Russian Federation ranks 11th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1960s 4.1% 2.6% 1.4% Hong Kong, China
1970s 2.6% 5.9% 3.3% Russian Federation
1980s 5.0% 10.7% 5.7% Russian Federation
1990s 13.2% 18.1% 4.9% Russian Federation
2000s 31.1% 26.4% 4.7% Hong Kong, China
2010s 29.7% 32.3% 2.6% Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary, Hong Kong, China or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 32.3% against 29.7% in Hong Kong, China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary between Hong Kong, China and Russian Federation?
2.6%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Russian Federation?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and Russian Federation rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Hong Kong, China ranks 14th and Russian Federation 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary