Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China
China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 26.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in China peaked at 46.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1960.
China ranks 59th 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 15+ with primary in China, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.3% | — |
| 1965 | 32.2% | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 41.2% | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 45.3% | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 38.3% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.7% | 25.3% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 41.2% | 45.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 44.2% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 38.3% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 30.0% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 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 26.6% 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 46.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1960.
- 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 18.7%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)