Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 77.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in China (People’s Republic of), 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 77.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 77.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2010.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 43rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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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 in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 77.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2010.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 43rd out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release