Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 28.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Hong Kong, China stood at 28.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Hong Kong, China peaked at 28.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1960.
That places Hong Kong, China 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.8% | — |
| 1965 | 9.7% | +102.1% |
| 1970 | 15.2% | +56.7% |
| 1975 | 17.5% | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 20.2% | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +59.1% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +21.2% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 28.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.1%, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 28.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.6%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 4.8% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 15.2% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.1% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 14.9% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Hong Kong, China was 28.8% 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary