Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 20.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.5%
World rank
78th
of 144 countries
All-time high
34.8%
in 1975
All-time low
18.6%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 31.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 33.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 32.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 34.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 34.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 33.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 29.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 23.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 18.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 22 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 20.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Hong Kong, China is 20.5%, measured in 2010.

The figure is up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Hong Kong, China peaked at 34.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2000.

That places Hong Kong, China 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 primary in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Hong Kong, China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 31.6%
1965 33.8% +7.0%
1970 32.3% -4.4%
1975 34.8% +7.7%
1980 34.8% +0.0%
1985 33.3% -4.3%
1990 29.3% -12.0%
1995 23.4% -20.0%
2000 18.6% -20.4%
2005 22.0% +17.9%
2010 20.5% -6.7%

Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong, China's 20.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong, China's 20.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.6%, 67% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.7% 31.6% 33.8% 2
1970s 33.5% 32.3% 34.8% 2
1980s 34.0% 33.3% 34.8% 2
1990s 26.4% 23.4% 29.3% 2
2000s 20.3% 18.6% 22.0% 2
2010s 20.5% 20.5% 20.5% 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 75 Poland 20.9% compare
  2. 76 Jamaica 20.9% compare
  3. 77 Togo 20.5% compare
  4. 79 Sri Lanka 19.9% compare
  5. 80 Bangladesh 19.3% compare
  6. 81 South Africa 19.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Hong Kong, China?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Hong Kong, China was 20.5% 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 primary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Hong Kong, China ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)