Colombia vs Hong Kong, China: Share of the population with tertiary education
Colombia
26.4%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
25.3%
in 2020
Colombia rank
31st
Hong Kong, China rank
32nd
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Colombia
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 26.4% against 25.3% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 31st and Hong Kong, China ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Hong Kong, China in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 3.6% | 2.7% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 4.2% | 3.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 4.9% | 3.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 8.1% | 2.8% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 12.8% | 2.8% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 21.0% | 9.9% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.2% | 1.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.3% | 1.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Colombia or Hong Kong, China?
- Colombia, at 26.4% against 25.3% in Hong Kong, China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Colombia and Hong Kong, China?
- 1.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Hong Kong, China?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 31st and Hong Kong, China ranks 32nd 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 the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.