Enrolment in secondary education, female in China
China: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 40.38 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
40.38 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
2nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
48.57 million number
in 2007
All-time low
17.78 million number
in 1976
Years of data
38
1976–2019
Enrolment in secondary education, female in China, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in secondary education, female in China stood at 40.38 million number.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in China peaked at 48.57 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.78 million number, in 1976.
China ranks 2nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17.78 million number | — |
| 1977 | 23.82 million number | +33.9% |
| 1978 | 28.50 million number | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 27.45 million number | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 24.48 million number | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 22.34 million number | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 19.50 million number | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 18.41 million number | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 18.48 million number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 19.68 million number | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 20.58 million number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 22.10 million number | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 22.56 million number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 22.11 million number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 21.23 million number | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 21.71 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 22.64 million number | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 23.48 million number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 24.40 million number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 26.28 million number | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 28.83 million number | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 30.96 million number | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 40.45 million number | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 44.80 million number | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 48.24 million number | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 48.57 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.52 million number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.16 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.73 million number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 45.91 million number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 44.83 million number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 44.65 million number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.00 million number | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 40.77 million number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 39.56 million number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 39.24 million number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.59 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.38 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.39 million number | 17.78 million number | 28.50 million number | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.02 million number | 18.41 million number | 24.48 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.94 million number | 21.23 million number | 30.96 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 46.46 million number | 40.45 million number | 48.57 million number | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.37 million number | 39.24 million number | 46.73 million number | 10 |
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More education data for China
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in China?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in China was 40.38 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 48.57 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.78 million number in 1976.
- How does China rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- China ranks 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.