Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in China
China: Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
46th
of 96 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2021
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in China, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in China stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
That places China 46th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5% | — |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +73.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
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 percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in China?
- Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in China was 0.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does China rank for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in?
- China ranks 46th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release