Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in China

China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 80.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
80.4%
World rank
28th
of 144 countries
All-time high
80.4%
in 2010
All-time low
16.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in China, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 16 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 16 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 51.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 56.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 54.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 62.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 70.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 80 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 80.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in China stood at 80.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in China peaked at 80.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1960.

China ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 16.0%
1965 16.0% +0.0%
1970 25.9% +62.1%
1975 25.9% +0.0%
1980 51.2% +97.5%
1985 56.1% +9.6%
1990 54.3% -3.3%
1995 62.7% +15.5%
2000 70.2% +11.9%
2005 80.0% +14.0%
2010 80.4% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.0% 16.0% 16.0% 2
1970s 25.9% 25.9% 25.9% 2
1980s 53.7% 51.2% 56.1% 2
1990s 58.5% 54.3% 62.7% 2
2000s 75.1% 70.2% 80.0% 2
2010s 80.4% 80.4% 80.4% 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 25 Austria 81.7% compare
  2. 26 Dominican Republic 81.1% compare
  3. 27 Estonia 80.8% compare
  4. 29 Maldives 80.4% compare
  5. 30 Poland 80.3% compare
  6. 31 Sri Lanka 79.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in China?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in China was 80.4% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1960.
How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
China ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)