Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of), 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 99.0% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 99.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1981.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 57th out of 165 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 | 84.1% | 82.1% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 89.2% | 86.6% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 92.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.6% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.0% | 6 |
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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, both sexes (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of) was 99.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1981.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release