Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in China
China: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 72.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in China, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in China is 72.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in China peaked at 72.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2010.
That places China 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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 in China?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in China was 72.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2010.
- How does China rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- China ranks 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release