Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in China
China: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 103.6% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in China, 1990–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2012, lower secondary completion rate, total in China stood at 103.6%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in China peaked at 103.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1990.
That places China 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in China, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.5% | — |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 62.7% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 61.7% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 103.0% | +58.8% |
| 2008 | 102.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 101.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 103.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 103.6% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +58.8% | 64.9% | 103.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.7% | 56.5% | 64.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 102.3% | 101.7% | 103.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 102.9% | 101.2% | 103.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 10 Albania 104.2% compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 104.2% compare
- 12 Moldova 104.1%
- 14 Saudi Arabia 103.5% compare
- 15 Tuvalu 102.8% compare
- 16 Chile 102.3%
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in China?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in China was 103.6% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1990.
- How does China rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- China ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. 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, total (% 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.