Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in China
China: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 100.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in China, 1995–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in China is 100.8%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in China peaked at 102.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1995.
China ranks 73rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69.8% | — |
| 1996 | 75.7% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 102.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 102.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 102.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 100.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.0% | 69.8% | 78.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 76.4% | 102.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 100.8% | 100.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in China?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in China was 100.8% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 102.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1995.
- How does China rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- China ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2010.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.