Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.18 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China (People’s Republic of), 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) 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 (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.19 modelled data in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.658 modelled data, in 1981.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 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.
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 |
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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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in China (People’s Republic of) 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 (People’s Republic of)?
- 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 (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.658 modelled data in 1981.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, upper secondary 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