Hong Kong, China vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of population with no formal education
Hong Kong, China
0.5%
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
0.6%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
95th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
93rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 95th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 15 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 89.0% | 10.8% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1880s | 98.6% | 84.5% | 14.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1890s | 95.2% | 77.0% | 18.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1900s | 89.3% | 64.4% | 24.9% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1910s | 81.8% | 49.2% | 32.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1920s | 73.0% | 37.0% | 36.0% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1930s | 59.7% | 29.2% | 30.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1940s | 42.6% | 20.1% | 22.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1950s | 35.5% | 14.6% | 20.9% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 26.5% | 9.9% | 16.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 5.0% | 13.8% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 1.4% | 9.7% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 1.9% | 6.9% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 1.1% | 5.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Hong Kong, China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Hong Kong, China and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 95th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 93rd 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.