China vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
China
84.0%
in 2024
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
87.8%
in 2024
China rank
165th
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
165th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- China
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries currently reports 87.8% against 84.0% in China, a difference of 3.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.
China ranks 165th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 165th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 85.8% | 13.1% | China |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 83.4% | 10.2% | China |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 84.7% | 1.5% | China |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 85.7% | 3.0% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 80.3% | 0.5% | China |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 86.0% | 2.3% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, at 87.8% 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 3.8%, with UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do China and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 165th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 165th 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