Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in China
China: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 76.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in China, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 76.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in China peaked at 76.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2010.
That places China 38th out of 81 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 61.3% | — |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +11.8% |
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More education data for China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in China?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in China was 76.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2010.
- How does China rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- China ranks 38th out of 81 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release