China vs Indonesia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
China
82.3%
in 2024
Indonesia
81.8%
in 2025
China rank
164th
Indonesia rank
166th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 82.3% against 81.8% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 164th and Indonesia ranks 166th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 75.2% | 23.8% | China |
| 1980s | 93.0% | 87.1% | 6.0% | China |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 87.1% | 1.4% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 86.2% | 2.4% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 81.4% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 80.7% | 1.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 82.3% against 81.8% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between China and Indonesia?
- 0.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 164th and Indonesia ranks 166th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release