Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in China

China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary was 80.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
80.0%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
80.0%
in 2010
All-time low
4.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in China, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 4.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 16 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 16 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 50.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 56.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 54.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 62.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 73.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 80 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in China is 80.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in China peaked at 80.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1960.

That places China 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 4.6%
1965 16.0% +247.8%
1970 16.0% +0.0%
1975 25.9% +62.1%
1980 25.9% -0.1%
1985 50.5% +95.1%
1990 56.1% +11.0%
1995 54.3% -3.3%
2000 62.7% +15.5%
2005 73.5% +17.2%
2010 80.0% +8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.3% 4.6% 16.0% 2
1970s 21.0% 16.0% 25.9% 2
1980s 38.2% 25.9% 50.5% 2
1990s 55.2% 54.3% 56.1% 2
2000s 68.1% 62.7% 73.5% 2
2010s 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 5 South Africa 86.7% compare
  2. 6 Belize 82.7% compare
  3. 7 Barbados 80.4% compare
  4. 9 Kazakhstan 78.4% compare
  5. 10 Guyana 77.5% compare
  6. 11 Kyrgyzstan 73.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in China?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in China was 80.0% 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 secondary recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1960.
How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary?
China ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 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 25-29 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)