Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 6.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
6.3%
World rank
80th
of 144 countries
All-time high
35.3%
in 1960
All-time low
6.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 35.31965: 32.61970: 33.11975: 28.51980: 22.51985: 18.41990: 15.71995: 18.52000: 21.72005: 8.42010: 6.3

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 71.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China peaked at 35.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2010.

That places Hong Kong, China 80th 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 population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 35.3%
1965 32.6% -7.6%
1970 33.1% +1.5%
1975 28.5% -13.9%
1980 22.5% -21.1%
1985 18.4% -18.2%
1990 15.7% -14.7%
1995 18.5% +17.8%
2000 21.7% +17.3%
2005 8.4% -61.3%
2010 6.3% -25.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.9% 32.6% 35.3% 2
1970s 30.8% 28.5% 33.1% 2
1980s 20.4% 18.4% 22.5% 2
1990s 17.1% 15.7% 18.5% 2
2000s 15.1% 8.4% 21.7% 2
2010s 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.6% compare
  2. 78 China 6.6% compare
  3. 79 Italy 6.3% compare
  4. 81 Norway 5.8% compare
  5. 82 Costa Rica 5.5% compare
  6. 83 Sri Lanka 5.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Hong Kong, China was 6.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2010.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Hong Kong, China ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. 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 population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education
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 population age 25+ with no education