Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in China
China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary was 66.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 66.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in China peaked at 66.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1960.
That places China 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in China, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.2% | — |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | +56.1% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +99.7% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | +53.7% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +89.7% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 3.8% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 22.8% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 32.0% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 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 50-54 with secondary in China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in China was 66.7% 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 50-54 with secondary recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1960.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
- China ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. 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 population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)