Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 18.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary 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 50-54 with primary in Hong Kong, China is 18.8%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Hong Kong, China peaked at 26.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1960.
That places Hong Kong, China 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 10.2% | +137.2% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 14.0% | +41.5% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 18.1% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -30.2% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 18.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 2.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 18.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 4.3% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 18.9% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 22.0% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 36 Bangladesh 20.2% compare
- 37 Gabon 19.9% compare
- 38 New Zealand 19.4% compare
- 40 Kenya 18.2% compare
- 41 China 17.9% compare
- 42 Luxembourg 17.6% 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 50-54 with primary in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Hong Kong, China was 18.8% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary