Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total was 13.03 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 13.03 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Hong Kong, China peaked at 13.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.44, in 1960.
Hong Kong, China ranks 14th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.44 | — |
| 1965 | 4.72 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 5.22 | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 6.15 | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 8.09 | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 8.99 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 9.66 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 9.04 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 9.68 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 12.4 | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 13.03 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 | 4.44 | 4.72 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.69 | 5.22 | 6.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.54 | 8.09 | 8.99 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.35 | 9.04 | 9.66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.04 | 9.68 | 12.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.03 | 13.03 | 13.03 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Hong Kong, China was 13.03 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 40-44, total recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.