Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in China
China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary was 7.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 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 25-29 with primary in China stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in China peaked at 31.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2010.
China ranks 73rd 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 25-29 with primary in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.3% | — |
| 1965 | 21.8% | +162.1% |
| 1970 | 27.2% | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 30.6% | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | -30.7% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.0% | 8.3% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.9% | 27.2% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 22.1% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.0% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
- 71 Dominican Republic 7.7% compare
- 72 Bangladesh 7.6% compare
- 74 Sierra Leone 7.1% compare
- 75 Yemen 7.0% compare
- 76 United Arab Emirates 6.5% compare
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 25-29 with primary in China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in China was 7.2% 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 25-29 with primary recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2010.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary?
- China ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary