China vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes

China
95.7%
in 2020
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
59.8%
in 2025
China rank
31st
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
30th

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • China
  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
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How they compare

China currently reports 95.7% against 59.8% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 35.9%.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 31st and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 30th of 92 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Difference Ahead
2010s 86.6% 52.3% 34.3% China
2020s 95.7% 56.4% 39.3% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes, China or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
China, at 95.7% against 59.8% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2020.
What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes between China and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
35.9%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do China and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
China ranks 31st and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 30th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,462 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release