Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in China
China: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 98.6% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in China, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in China is 98.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in China peaked at 98.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1985.
That places China 44th 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 | 37.4% | 35.0% | 40.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 42.4% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 65.7% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 87.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.4% | 98.6% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in China?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in China was 98.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1985.
- How does China rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- China ranks 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release