Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 81.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 81.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Hong Kong, China peaked at 81.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1960.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.6% | — |
| 1965 | 20.5% | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 24.2% | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 29.2% | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 47.8% | +63.7% |
| 1985 | 57.7% | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 68.5% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +19.5% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 81.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 3.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 81.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.3%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.7% | 24.2% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.7% | 47.8% | 57.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 62.6% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 60.6% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.1% | 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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Hong Kong, China was 81.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary