Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 87.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of), 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 87.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 87.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2010.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 22nd out of 95 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.2% | 44.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of) was 87.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2010.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 22nd out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release