Children out of school, primary in China (People's Republic of)
China (People's Republic of): Children out of school, primary was 8.25 million in 1997. β² Rising
Children out of school, primary in China (People's Republic of), 1987β1997
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in China (People's Republic of) is 8.25 million, measured in 1997.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 114.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in China (People's Republic of) peaked at 11.12 million in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million, in 1988.
That places China (People's Republic of) 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.71 million | 2.75 million | 4.53 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.51 million | 7.87 million | 11.12 million | 8 |
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More education data for China (People's Republic of)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in China (People's Republic of)?
- Children out of school, primary in China (People's Republic of) was 8.25 million in 1997, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.12 million in 1994.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million in 1988.
- How does China (People's Republic of) rank for children out of school, primary?
- China (People's Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 1997.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in China (People's Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People's Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.