Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in China
China: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 79.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in China, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in China stood at 79.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in China peaked at 79.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2010.
That places China 44th out of 81 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58.7% | — |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +9.5% |
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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)
- 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, urban, female in China?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in China was 79.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2010.
- How does China rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- China ranks 44th out of 81 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release