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

China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary was 81.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
81.2%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
81.2%
in 2010
All-time low
11.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801960198520101960: 11.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 24.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 24.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 36.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 36.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 61 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 60.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 59.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 67 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 75.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 81.2 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 population age 25-29 with secondary in China is 81.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in China peaked at 81.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1960.

China ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 11.7%
1965 24.2% +106.8%
1970 24.2% +0.0%
1975 36.8% +52.1%
1980 36.8% +0.0%
1985 61.0% +65.7%
1990 60.1% -1.4%
1995 59.2% -1.4%
2000 67.0% +13.1%
2005 75.7% +13.0%
2010 81.2% +7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.9% 11.7% 24.2% 2
1970s 30.5% 24.2% 36.8% 2
1980s 48.9% 36.8% 61.0% 2
1990s 59.7% 59.2% 60.1% 2
2000s 71.3% 67.0% 75.7% 2
2010s 81.2% 81.2% 81.2% 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 5 South Africa 85.7% compare
  2. 6 Kazakhstan 83.8% compare
  3. 7 Belize 83.2% compare
  4. 9 Tajikistan 79.0% compare
  5. 10 Jamaica 76.8% compare
  6. 11 Kyrgyzstan 75.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in China?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in China was 81.2% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1960.
How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary?
China ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 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 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 population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)