Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in China
China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 89.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
China recorded 89.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in China peaked at 89.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1960.
China ranks 24th 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in China, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.5% | — |
| 1965 | 38.2% | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 44.3% | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 53.9% | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 61.9% | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 60.1% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.9% | 35.5% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 44.3% | 53.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 60.1% | 61.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 58.2% | 69.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 81.9% | 83.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in China was 89.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1960.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- China ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)