Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in China
China: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.18 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.18 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.19 modelled data
in 2020
All-time low
0.658 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
China recorded 1.18 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China peaked at 1.19 modelled data in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.658 modelled data, in 1981.
That places China 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in China, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.658 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6618 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6656 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6668 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6677 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6663 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6715 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6816 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7018 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.721 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7479 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7726 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8016 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8183 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8353 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8497 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8649 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8769 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8853 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8967 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9169 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9496 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9873 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.11 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.13 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.16 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.18 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.18 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6712 modelled data | 0.658 modelled data | 0.7018 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8174 modelled data | 0.721 modelled data | 0.8853 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9882 modelled data | 0.8967 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 1.19 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China was 1.18 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 modelled data in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.658 modelled data in 1981.
- How does China rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- China ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release