Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in China

China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education was 13.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
13.8%
World rank
73rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 1960
All-time low
13.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in China, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 98.11965: 981970: 97.81975: 97.71980: 961985: 84.11990: 56.81995: 61.82000: 47.12005: 30.62010: 13.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in China stood at 13.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in China peaked at 98.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, 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 60-64 with no education in China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 98.1%
1965 98.0% -0.1%
1970 97.8% -0.2%
1975 97.7% -0.0%
1980 96.0% -1.8%
1985 84.1% -12.3%
1990 56.8% -32.5%
1995 61.8% +8.8%
2000 47.1% -23.7%
2005 30.6% -35.1%
2010 13.8% -54.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98.0% 98.0% 98.1% 2
1970s 97.7% 97.7% 97.8% 2
1980s 90.0% 84.1% 96.0% 2
1990s 59.3% 56.8% 61.8% 2
2000s 38.8% 30.6% 47.1% 2
2010s 13.8% 13.8% 13.8% 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 70 Mexico 18.1% compare
  2. 71 Dominican Republic 16.1% compare
  3. 72 Viet Nam 14.9% compare
  4. 74 Panama 12.0% compare
  5. 75 Colombia 12.0% compare
  6. 76 Fiji 11.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in China?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in China was 13.8% 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 60-64 with no education recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2010.
How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education?
China ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education
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 60-64 with no education