Population, ages 12-15, total in China
China: Population, ages 12-15, total was 69.48 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 12-15, total in China, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-15, total in China stood at 69.48 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-15, total in China peaked at 92.78 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 69.48 million, in 2015.
That places China 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.30 million | 76.76 million | 90.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.97 million | 79.85 million | 92.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.62 million | 69.48 million | 78.15 million | 6 |
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More education data for China
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.01 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-15, total in China?
- Population, ages 12-15, total in China was 69.48 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-15, total recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 92.78 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-15, total recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.48 million in 2015.
- How does China rank for population, ages 12-15, total?
- China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-15, total rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-15, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-15, total is the total population age 12-15.