Hong Kong, China vs Ireland: Share of population with no formal education
Hong Kong, China
0.5%
in 2020
Ireland
0.4%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
95th
Ireland rank
97th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Ireland
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 95th and Ireland ranks 97th of 111 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 80.6% | 19.2% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1880s | 98.6% | 75.2% | 23.4% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1890s | 95.2% | 67.8% | 27.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1900s | 89.3% | 59.1% | 30.2% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1910s | 81.8% | 49.9% | 31.9% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1920s | 73.0% | 39.8% | 33.2% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1930s | 59.7% | 28.2% | 31.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1940s | 42.6% | 12.8% | 29.9% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1950s | 35.5% | 4.8% | 30.7% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 26.5% | 3.7% | 22.8% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 3.3% | 15.4% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 1.8% | 9.2% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 2.9% | 5.9% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 2.4% | 4.0% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Hong Kong, China or Ireland?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Hong Kong, China and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Ireland rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 95th and Ireland ranks 97th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.