Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in China

China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education was 30.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
30.0%
World rank
72nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 1970
All-time low
30.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in China, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 98.31965: 981970: 98.41975: 98.41980: 97.71985: 93.51990: 87.21995: 782000: 73.72005: 65.22010: 30

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in China stood at 30.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in China peaked at 98.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2010.

China ranks 72nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 98.3%
1965 98.0% -0.3%
1970 98.4% +0.4%
1975 98.4% -0.0%
1980 97.7% -0.7%
1985 93.5% -4.3%
1990 87.2% -6.7%
1995 78.0% -10.6%
2000 73.7% -5.5%
2005 65.2% -11.6%
2010 30.0% -54.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98.2% 98.0% 98.3% 2
1970s 98.4% 98.4% 98.4% 2
1980s 95.6% 93.5% 97.7% 2
1990s 82.6% 78.0% 87.2% 2
2000s 69.5% 65.2% 73.7% 2
2010s 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 69 Brazil 33.6% compare
  2. 70 Peru 32.7% compare
  3. 71 Mexico 30.7% compare
  4. 73 Republic of Korea 29.7% compare
  5. 74 South Africa 27.5% compare
  6. 75 Hong Kong, China 26.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in China?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in China was 30.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2010.
How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education?
China ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education