Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of), 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 1.02 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.02 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8411 modelled data, in 1981.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 66th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.866 modelled data | 0.8411 modelled data | 0.8936 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9348 modelled data | 0.9013 modelled data | 0.9633 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9822 modelled data | 0.9659 modelled data | 0.9991 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.02 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8411 modelled data in 1981.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 66th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release