Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in China
China: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) was 535,035 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in China is 535,035, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in China peaked at 535,035 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 195,095, in 1960.
China ranks 1st 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 195,095 | — |
| 1965 | 211,574 | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 243,360 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 272,770 | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 312,588 | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 362,165 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 406,309 | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 437,770 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 469,291 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 506,729 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 535,035 | +5.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 535,035 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,844, 110.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- China's 535,035 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,335, 100.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 203,334 | 195,095 | 211,574 | 2 |
| 1970s | 258,065 | 243,360 | 272,770 | 2 |
| 1980s | 337,376 | 312,588 | 362,165 | 2 |
| 1990s | 422,040 | 406,309 | 437,770 | 2 |
| 2000s | 488,010 | 469,291 | 506,729 | 2 |
| 2010s | 535,035 | 535,035 | 535,035 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in China?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in China was 535,035 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 535,035 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,095 in 1960.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- China ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.