Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) (rate female) in China
China: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) (rate female) was 98.8% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
98.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 77 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2010
All-time low
96.3%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2010–2018
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in China, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 98.8% for completion rate, primary education, urban, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in China peaked at 99.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2012.
China ranks 32nd of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) (rate female) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.7% | — |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 98.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.5%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- China's 98.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
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, urban, female in China?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in China was 98.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2012.
- How does China rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
- China ranks 32nd out of 77 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release