Population, ages 13-17, female in China
China: Population, ages 13-17, female was 42.16 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 13-17, female in China, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 13-17, female in China is 42.16 million, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 13-17, female in China peaked at 54.72 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.16 million, in 2015.
China ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 48.99 million | 45.87 million | 54.72 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.39 million | 48.11 million | 54.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.19 million | 42.16 million | 46.58 million | 6 |
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More education data for China
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (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 13-17, female in China?
- Population, ages 13-17, female in China was 42.16 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 13-17, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 54.72 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 13-17, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.16 million in 2015.
- How does China rank for population, ages 13-17, female?
- China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 13-17, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 13-17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 13-17, female is the total number of females age 13-17.