Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 99.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of), 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of) is 99.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 99.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1988.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.3% | 11.2% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 12.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 26.7% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 48.2% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 89.8% | 99.3% | 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, female (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in China (People’s Republic of) was 99.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1988.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release