Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in China
China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education was 9.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in China stood at 9.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in China peaked at 88.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2010.
That places China 77th 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 60-64 with no education in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.4% | — |
| 1965 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 80.3% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 71.1% | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 61.9% | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 54.0% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -41.1% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -36.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.1% | 87.8% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 87.1% | 87.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.7% | 71.1% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.9% | 54.0% | 61.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 20.2% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in China?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in China was 9.1% 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 60-64 with no education recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education?
- China ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education