Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in China
China: Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted was 0.9088 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in China, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
China recorded 0.9088 LPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in China peaked at 0.9088 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4636 LPIA, in 2010.
China ranks 30th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in China, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4636 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.687 LPIA | +48.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7045 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7971 LPIA | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9088 LPIA | +14.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.9088 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8366 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- China's 0.9088 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8503 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (8 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in China?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in China was 0.9088 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9088 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4636 LPIA in 2010.
- How does China rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- China ranks 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release