Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in China

China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 40.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
40.7%
World rank
67th
of 144 countries
All-time high
90.2%
in 1970
All-time low
40.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in China, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 901965: 881970: 90.21975: 901980: 89.91985: 82.51990: 75.11995: 66.12000: 552005: 48.42010: 40.7

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in China is 40.7%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in China peaked at 90.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2010.

China ranks 67th 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 75+ with no education in China, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 90.0% -0.2%
1980 89.9% -0.2%
1985 82.5% -8.2%
1990 75.1% -9.0%
1995 66.1% -12.0%
2000 55.0% -16.8%
2005 48.4% -11.9%
2010 40.7% -16.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 89.0% 88.0% 90.0% 2
1970s 90.1% 90.0% 90.2% 2
1980s 86.2% 82.5% 89.9% 2
1990s 70.6% 66.1% 75.1% 2
2000s 51.7% 48.4% 55.0% 2
2010s 40.7% 40.7% 40.7% 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 64 Brazil 44.1% compare
  2. 65 Hong Kong, China 43.9% compare
  3. 66 Kuwait 42.6% compare
  4. 68 Qatar 39.9% compare
  5. 69 Mexico 39.8% compare
  6. 70 Ecuador 38.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in China?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in China was 40.7% 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 75+ 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 75+ with no education recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2010.
How does China rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
China ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education