Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in China
China: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in China, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
China recorded 0.9% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in China peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
China ranks 156th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
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 pre-primary education in private in China?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in China was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does China rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- China ranks 156th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 pre-primary education in private 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