Lower secondary completion rate, female in China
China: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 106.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in China, 1995–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2012, lower secondary completion rate, female in China stood at 106.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in China peaked at 106.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1995.
China ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in China, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58.3% | — |
| 1996 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 61.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 104.1% | +68.0% |
| 2008 | 103.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 103.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 103.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 106.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 106.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 58.3% | 61.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 103.8% | 103.6% | 104.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 105.2% | 103.6% | 106.2% | 3 |
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 lower secondary completion rate, female in China?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in China was 106.0% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 106.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1995.
- How does China rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- China ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.