Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary was 64.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
64.8%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
64.8%
in 2010
All-time low
9.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 9.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 9.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 10.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 12.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 19 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 29.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 41.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 39.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 56.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 64.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Hong Kong, China is 64.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 65.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Hong Kong, China peaked at 64.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1960.

Hong Kong, China ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Hong Kong, China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 9.8%
1965 9.8% +0.0%
1970 11.8% +20.4%
1975 10.5% -11.0%
1980 12.1% +15.2%
1985 19.0% +57.0%
1990 29.1% +53.2%
1995 41.4% +42.3%
2000 39.1% -5.5%
2005 56.9% +45.5%
2010 64.8% +13.8%

Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong, China's 64.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong, China's 64.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.8%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.8% 9.8% 9.8% 2
1970s 11.2% 10.5% 11.8% 2
1980s 15.6% 12.1% 19.0% 2
1990s 35.3% 29.1% 41.4% 2
2000s 48.0% 39.1% 56.9% 2
2010s 64.8% 64.8% 64.8% 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 27 France 66.4% compare
  2. 28 Korea 66.1% compare
  3. 29 Lithuania 64.9% compare
  4. 31 Jamaica 64.6% compare
  5. 32 Netherlands 64.4% compare
  6. 33 Viet Nam 63.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Hong Kong, China?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Hong Kong, China was 64.8% 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 secondary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1960.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary?
Hong Kong, China ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)