China vs ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

China
84.0%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
87.9%
in 2024
China rank
165th
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
163rd

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • China
  • ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) currently reports 87.9% against 84.0% in China, a difference of 3.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.

China ranks 165th and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 163rd of 217 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) Difference Ahead
1970s 98.9% 82.8% 16.2% China
1980s 93.6% 83.2% 10.4% China
1990s 86.2% 82.2% 4.0% China
2000s 82.7% 84.1% 1.4% ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2010s 80.9% 86.4% 5.5% ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2020s 83.7% 87.8% 4.1% ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

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 ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), at 87.9% against 84.0% in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between China and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
3.9%, with ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do China and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
China ranks 165th and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 163rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,351 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release