Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in China
China: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.02 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.02 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
66th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.02 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.8411 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China 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 peaked at 1.02 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8411 modelled data, in 1981.
China 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.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in China, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8411 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8474 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8529 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8579 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8642 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8714 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8792 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8861 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8936 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9013 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9093 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9172 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9258 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.933 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9397 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9457 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.953 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9592 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9633 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9659 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9687 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9718 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9758 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9799 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9843 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9886 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9923 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9955 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9991 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.02 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.02 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in China 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8411 modelled data in 1981.
- How does China rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 66th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, primary 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