Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 8.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China is 8.7%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China peaked at 56.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2010.
Hong Kong, China ranks 76th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.3% | — |
| 1965 | 52.8% | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 51.6% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 44.7% | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 35.9% | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 28.2% | -21.4% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -55.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -24.9% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 8.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 4.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 8.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.6% | 52.8% | 56.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 44.7% | 51.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 28.2% | 35.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 22.8% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 11.6% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 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 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China was 8.7% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2010.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education