Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.11 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.11
World rank
75th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.24
in 2005
All-time low
0.05
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010

0.050.10.150.20.251960198520101960: 0.071965: 0.081970: 0.051975: 0.061980: 0.091985: 0.11990: 0.111995: 0.122000: 0.132005: 0.242010: 0.11

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Hong Kong, China is 0.11, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.24 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1970.

Hong Kong, China ranks 75th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Hong Kong, China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.07
1965 0.08 +14.3%
1970 0.05 -37.5%
1975 0.06 +20.0%
1980 0.09 +50.0%
1985 0.1 +11.1%
1990 0.11 +10.0%
1995 0.12 +9.1%
2000 0.13 +8.3%
2005 0.24 +84.6%
2010 0.11 -54.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.075 0.07 0.08 2
1970s 0.055 0.05 0.06 2
1980s 0.095 0.09 0.1 2
1990s 0.115 0.11 0.12 2
2000s 0.185 0.13 0.24 2
2010s 0.11 0.11 0.11 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 75 India 0.11 compare
  2. 75 Pakistan 0.11 compare
  3. 78 Egypt 0.1 compare
  4. 78 Nicaragua 0.1 compare
  5. 78 Portugal 0.1 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Hong Kong, China?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Hong Kong, China was 0.11 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 0.24 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1970.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Hong Kong, China ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total
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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Average years of tertiary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 75.