China vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
China
84.0%
in 2024
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
87.7%
in 2024
China rank
165th
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
166th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- China
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend
How they compare
WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 87.7% against 84.0% in China, a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.
China ranks 165th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 166th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and WB: Late-demographic Dividend in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | WB: Late-demographic Dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 91.7% | 7.2% | China |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 87.9% | 5.7% | China |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 86.8% | 0.6% | WB: Late-demographic Dividend |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 86.6% | 3.9% | WB: Late-demographic Dividend |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 85.8% | 4.9% | WB: Late-demographic Dividend |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 87.8% | 4.1% | WB: Late-demographic Dividend |
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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 87.7% 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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- 3.7%, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 165th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 166th 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