Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in China
China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 6.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
China recorded 6.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in China peaked at 54.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2010.
China ranks 112th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in China, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.4% | — |
| 1965 | 52.1% | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 44.0% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 42.0% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -40.8% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.3% | 52.1% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.1% | 44.0% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 38.8% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 26.1% | 35.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in China was 6.7% 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 15-19 with primary recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2010.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- China ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)