Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 5.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education 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 population age 55-59 with no education in Hong Kong, China is 5.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Hong Kong, China peaked at 50.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2010.
Hong Kong, China ranks 87th 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 population age 55-59 with no education in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.9% | — |
| 1965 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 42.2% | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 39.0% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 37.5% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -78.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 42.2% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 37.5% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 26.1% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 6.4% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 84 Belgium 5.9% compare
- 85 El Salvador 5.7% compare
- 86 Guyana 5.6% compare
- 88 Philippines 5.0% compare
- 89 Luxembourg 4.4% compare
- 90 Fiji 4.2% 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 population age 55-59 with no education in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Hong Kong, China was 5.4% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education