Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China
China: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.07 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (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