Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in China
China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 23.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
China recorded 23.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in China peaked at 40.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2010.
That places China 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in China, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.6% | — |
| 1965 | 32.7% | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 38.5% | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 40.4% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 37.4% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.6% | 28.6% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 38.5% | 40.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 37.4% | 40.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 32.9% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 27.1% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 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+ with primary schooling. in China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in China was 23.7% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2010.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- China ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)