Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in China
China: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.6584 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6584 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
167th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1 modelled data
in 2002
All-time low
0.3986 modelled data
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in China, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in China is 0.6584 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in China peaked at 1 modelled data in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3986 modelled data, in 2019.
That places China 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in China, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9899 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.95 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8966 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8525 modelled data | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8265 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7761 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7446 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6833 modelled data | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6241 modelled data | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5827 modelled data | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5591 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5472 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5 modelled data | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4516 modelled data | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4207 modelled data | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3986 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4143 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4702 modelled data | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5509 modelled data | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6183 modelled data | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6566 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6584 modelled data | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.6584 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.6584 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8189 modelled data, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9096 modelled data | 0.7761 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5512 modelled data | 0.3986 modelled data | 0.7446 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5614 modelled data | 0.4143 modelled data | 0.6584 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in China?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in China was 0.6584 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3986 modelled data in 2019.
- How does China rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- China ranks 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release