Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in China
China: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 1.09 million in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total 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+, total in China is 1.09 million, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in China peaked at 1.09 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 401,694, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 418,945 | 401,694 | 436,196 | 2 |
| 1970s | 531,033 | 500,636 | 561,430 | 2 |
| 1980s | 695,072 | 644,245 | 745,898 | 2 |
| 1990s | 866,175 | 835,430 | 896,920 | 2 |
| 2000s | 996,194 | 958,307 | 1.03 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million | 1.09 million | 1.09 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in China?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in China was 1.09 million 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+, total recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 401,694 in 1960.
- How does China rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- China ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.