Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in China
China: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.07 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.07 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.08 modelled data
in 2019
All-time low
0.6457 modelled data
in 1985
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
China recorded 1.07 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China peaked at 1.08 modelled data in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6457 modelled data, in 1985.
That places China 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in China, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6917 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.674 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6581 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6475 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6457 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6527 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6705 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6932 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7161 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7376 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.757 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7753 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7942 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8118 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.827 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8441 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8605 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8799 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8992 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9159 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9261 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9296 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9316 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9349 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9407 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9551 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9767 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9988 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.07 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.07 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 modelled data, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6722 modelled data | 0.6457 modelled data | 0.7161 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8187 modelled data | 0.7376 modelled data | 0.8992 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9529 modelled data | 0.9159 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China was 1.07 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 modelled data in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6457 modelled data in 1985.
- How does China rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- China ranks 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release