China vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
China
84.0%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America
87.4%
in 2024
China rank
165th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
168th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- China
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
SDG: Europe and Northern America currently reports 87.4% against 84.0% in China, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.
China ranks 165th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 168th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 85.1% | 13.8% | China |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 83.3% | 10.3% | China |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 83.0% | 3.2% | China |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 86.4% | 3.6% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 85.9% | 5.0% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 87.4% | 3.7% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America, at 87.4% 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 3.4%, with SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do China and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 165th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 168th 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release