Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in China
China: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 4.22 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
China recorded 4.22 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in China peaked at 4.22 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.81, in 1960.
That places China 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.81 | — |
| 1965 | 0.87 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 1.33 | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 1.56 | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 1.87 | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 2 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 3.61 | +80.5% |
| 2000 | 4.08 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 3.89 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 4.22 | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 1.09 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.72 | 1.56 | 1.87 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 2 | 3.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.99 | 3.89 | 4.08 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2971 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 45.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 52.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in China?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in China was 4.22 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 in 1960.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- China ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.