China vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
China
41.5%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
35.1%
in 2024
China rank
46th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
49th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- China
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
China currently reports 41.5% against 35.1% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.4%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 46th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 49th of 168 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 31.8% | 7.6% | China |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 37.1% | 8.2% | China |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 36.2% | 7.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, China or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- China, at 41.5% against 35.1% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 46th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 49th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). 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