Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in China
China: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
89th
of 206 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2024
All-time low
58.8%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1976–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in China, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 98.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in China peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 1983.
That places China 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 85.7% | — |
| 1977 | 81.1% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 74.7% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 70.2% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 65.2% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 62.7% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 60.1% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 58.8% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 61.2% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 66.5% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 68.3% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 70.2% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 72.1% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 73.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 76.3% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.9% | 70.2% | 85.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 58.8% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 68.3% | 80.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 85.4% | 97.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 93.0% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.4% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 86 Myanmar 98.9% compare
- 87 Georgia 98.7% compare
- 88 Czechia 98.6% compare
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 98.3% compare
- 91 Micronesia (country) 98.2% compare
- 92 South Korea 98.2% compare
More education data for China
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0362 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0408 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2971 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in China?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in China was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 1983.
- How does China rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- China ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release