Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 69.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 69.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Hong Kong, China peaked at 69.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1960.
Hong Kong, China ranks 29th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.3% | — |
| 1965 | 15.5% | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 21.3% | +37.4% |
| 1975 | 26.6% | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 35.9% | +35.0% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | +30.6% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 14.3% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 21.3% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 35.9% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 46.6% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 49.5% | 62.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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 population age 40-44 with secondary in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Hong Kong, China was 69.4% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)