Over-age students, primary, male in China
China: Over-age students, primary, male was 12.1% in 1997. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in China, 1987–1997
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 1997, over-age students, primary, male in China stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in China peaked at 24.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1997.
That places China 60th out of 191 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in China, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.4% | — |
| 1989 | 22.3% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 12.1% | 21.0% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in China?
- Over-age students, primary, male in China was 12.1% in 1997, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1997.
- How does China rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- China ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 1997.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.