Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education was 58.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
58.8%
World rank
60th
of 144 countries
All-time high
87.1%
in 1970
All-time low
49.7%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 84.21965: 83.91970: 87.11975: 821980: 78.61985: 73.81990: 70.41995: 74.32000: 79.12005: 49.72010: 58.8

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

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 58.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Hong Kong, China peaked at 87.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2005.

Hong Kong, China ranks 60th 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 female population age 75+ with no education in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Hong Kong, China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 84.2%
1965 83.9% -0.4%
1970 87.1% +3.8%
1975 82.0% -5.9%
1980 78.6% -4.1%
1985 73.8% -6.1%
1990 70.4% -4.6%
1995 74.3% +5.5%
2000 79.1% +6.5%
2005 49.7% -37.2%
2010 58.8% +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 84.1% 83.9% 84.2% 2
1970s 84.5% 82.0% 87.1% 2
1980s 76.2% 73.8% 78.6% 2
1990s 72.3% 70.4% 74.3% 2
2000s 64.4% 49.7% 79.1% 2
2010s 58.8% 58.8% 58.8% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Hong Kong, China?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Hong Kong, China was 58.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2005.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education?
Hong Kong, China ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 female population age 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education
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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Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education