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.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 401,694 | — |
| 1965 | 436,196 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 500,636 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 561,430 | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 644,245 | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 745,898 | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 835,430 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 896,920 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 958,307 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million | +5.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.09 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 113.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- China's 1.09 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,114, 107.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
- 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: 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.