China vs Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

China
6.8%
in 2010
Hong Kong, China
7.2%
in 2010
China rank
58th
Hong Kong, China rank
56th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time

  • China
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7.2% against 6.8% in China, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

China ranks 58th and Hong Kong, China ranks 56th of 144 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 1.1% 5.0% 3.9% Hong Kong, China
1970s 0.5% 2.4% 1.9% Hong Kong, China
1980s 1.0% 5.7% 4.6% Hong Kong, China
1990s 2.8% 9.6% 6.8% Hong Kong, China
2000s 5.3% 6.3% 1.0% Hong Kong, China
2010s 6.8% 7.2% 0.3% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary, China or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 7.2% against 6.8% in China as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between China and Hong Kong, China?
0.4%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong, China?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do China and Hong Kong, China rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
China ranks 58th and Hong Kong, China ranks 56th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed