Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of
China, People's Republic of: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 81.7% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of stood at 81.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of peaked at 81.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1988.
That places China, People's Republic of 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 22.9% | 16.4% | 31.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 17.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 29.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 47.0% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 72.7% | 81.7% | 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, male (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in China, People's Republic of was 81.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1988.
- How does China, People's Republic of rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- China, People's Republic of ranks 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release