Population, ages 6-11, female in China
China: Population, ages 6-11, female was 46.54 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 6-11, female in China, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 6-11, female in China is 46.54 million, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 6-11, female in China peaked at 65.27 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 46.54 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 | 62.13 million | 56.51 million | 65.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.62 million | 49.74 million | 61.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.38 million | 46.54 million | 48.81 million | 6 |
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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 population, ages 6-11, female in China?
- Population, ages 6-11, female in China was 46.54 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 6-11, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 65.27 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest population, ages 6-11, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.54 million in 2015.
- How does China rank for population, ages 6-11, female?
- China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 6-11, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 6-11, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 6-11, female is the total number of females age 6-11.