Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of
China, People's Republic of: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) was 99.8% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of peaked at 99.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 1981.
China, People's Republic of ranks 20th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.9% | 74.8% | 81.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 82.0% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 90.3% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.6% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 99.8% | 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, female (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of was 99.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 1981.
- How does China, People's Republic of rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- China, People's Republic of ranks 20th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release