Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in China
China: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 10.92 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in China, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in China is 10.92 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in China peaked at 10.92 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 5.74 years, in 1980.
China ranks 74th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.95 years | 5.74 years | 6.16 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.81 years | 6.45 years | 7.17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.9 years | 7.79 years | 8.02 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.38 years | 8.25 years | 8.51 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.19 years | 8.99 years | 9.38 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 10.13 years | 9.88 years | 10.38 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 10.92 years | 10.92 years | 10.92 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
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 share in poverty vs. educational attainment in China?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in China was 10.92 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 10.92 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 years in 1980.
- How does China rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- China ranks 74th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.