Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 22.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Hong Kong, China stood at 22.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Hong Kong, China peaked at 41.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2010.
Hong Kong, China ranks 65th 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 45-49 with primary in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.5% | — |
| 1965 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 27.8% | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 34.6% | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -11.9% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 22.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.8%, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 22.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.0%, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.2% | 27.8% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 37.9% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 35.0% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 26.1% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 62 New Zealand 24.9% compare
- 63 Jordan 23.5% compare
- 64 Sri Lanka 23.2% compare
- 66 Bangladesh 22.1% compare
- 67 Sudan 21.8% compare
- 68 Côte d'Ivoire 21.6% compare
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 45-49 with primary in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Hong Kong, China was 22.9% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2010.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)