Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female was 5.96 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong stood at 5.96. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong peaked at 5.96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.35, in 1960.
That places Hong Kong 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.35 | — |
| 1965 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.72 | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 3.35 | +23.2% |
| 1980 | 4.28 | +27.8% |
| 1985 | 5.06 | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 5.29 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.44 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.58 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.92 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 5.96 | +0.7% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 5.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.84, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 5.96 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.59, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.04 | 2.72 | 3.35 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.67 | 4.28 | 5.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.37 | 5.29 | 5.44 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.75 | 5.58 | 5.92 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.6 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong was 5.96 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 35-39.