Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in China
China: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 7.51 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in China stood at 7.51. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in China peaked at 7.51 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.34, in 1960.
That places China 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.34 | — |
| 1965 | 2.78 | +18.8% |
| 1970 | 3.58 | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 4.1 | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 4.86 | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 5.31 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 5.59 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 6.32 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 6.93 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 7.29 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 7.51 | +3.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7.51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.88, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- China's 7.51 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.74, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 | 2.34 | 2.78 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.84 | 3.58 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.08 | 4.86 | 5.31 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.96 | 5.59 | 6.32 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.11 | 6.93 | 7.29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.51 | 7.51 | 7.51 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in China?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in China was 7.51 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 in 1960.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- China ranks 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.