Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in China
China: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 93.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in China, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in China is 93.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in China peaked at 93.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2014.
That places China 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 89.0% | — |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +1.7% |
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- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in China?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in China was 93.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2014.
- How does China rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- China ranks 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release