Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China
China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 16.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China stood at 16.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China peaked at 20.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1965.
That places China 59th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.1% | — |
| 1965 | 7.1% | -11.6% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | +72.8% |
| 1975 | 15.2% | +23.4% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 17.8% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 19.6% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.6% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 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+ with primary in China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China was 16.4% 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+ with primary recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1965.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- China ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary