China vs Pre-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school

China
99.4%
in 2008
Pre-demographic dividend
72.3%
in 2016
China rank
41st
Pre-demographic dividend rank
40th

Progression to secondary school over time

  • China
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

China currently reports 99.4% against 72.3% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 27.1%.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 41st and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 167 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 63.7% 51.9% 11.8% China
1990s 78.6% 51.5% 27.1% China
2000s 99.4% 70.3% 29.0% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, China or Pre-demographic dividend?
China, at 99.4% against 72.3% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2008.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between China and Pre-demographic dividend?
27.1%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pre-demographic dividend?
9 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2008.
How do China and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for progression to secondary school?
China ranks 41st and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).