Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in China

China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 20.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.4%
World rank
74th
of 144 countries
All-time high
90.2%
in 1970
All-time low
20.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in China, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 901965: 881970: 90.21975: 87.31980: 87.11985: 78.11990: 75.11995: 59.12000: 552005: 26.92010: 20.4

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

Analysis

China recorded 20.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in China peaked at 90.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2010.

China ranks 74th 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 population age 65-69 with no education in China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in China, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 90.0%
1965 88.0% -2.3%
1970 90.2% +2.6%
1975 87.3% -3.2%
1980 87.1% -0.3%
1985 78.1% -10.3%
1990 75.1% -3.9%
1995 59.1% -21.4%
2000 55.0% -6.9%
2005 26.9% -51.1%
2010 20.4% -24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 89.0% 88.0% 90.0% 2
1970s 88.8% 87.3% 90.2% 2
1980s 82.6% 78.1% 87.1% 2
1990s 67.1% 59.1% 75.1% 2
2000s 41.0% 26.9% 55.0% 2
2010s 20.4% 20.4% 20.4% 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 71 Qatar 21.9% compare
  2. 72 United Arab Emirates 21.8% compare
  3. 73 Peru 21.0% compare
  4. 75 Venezuela 19.9% compare
  5. 76 Colombia 19.1% compare
  6. 77 Dominican Republic 18.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in China?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in China was 20.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2010.
How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
China ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. 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 population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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 population age 65-69 with no education