Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female was 12.81 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.81
World rank
18th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.98
in 2005
All-time low
3.26
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010

46810121960198520101960: 3.31965: 3.31970: 3.71975: 4.81980: 71985: 8.41990: 91995: 10.32000: 11.12005: 132010: 12.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, China stood at 12.81.

That represents a change of up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 12.98 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 1965.

Hong Kong, China ranks 18th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.27
1965 3.26 -0.3%
1970 3.72 +14.1%
1975 4.81 +29.3%
1980 6.96 +44.7%
1985 8.4 +20.7%
1990 9.02 +7.4%
1995 10.35 +14.7%
2000 11.08 +7.1%
2005 12.98 +17.1%
2010 12.81 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.26 3.26 3.27 2
1970s 4.26 3.72 4.81 2
1980s 7.68 6.96 8.4 2
1990s 9.68 9.02 10.35 2
2000s 12.03 11.08 12.98 2
2010s 12.81 12.81 12.81 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.05 compare
  2. 16 Finland 12.97 compare
  3. 17 Sweden 12.87 compare
  4. 19 Poland 12.66 compare
  5. 19 Slovenia 12.66 compare
  6. 21 Armenia 12.65 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, China?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Hong Kong, China was 12.81 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 12.98 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 3.26 in 1965.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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 total schooling, age 35-39, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of education completed among females age 35-39.