Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in China
China: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in China, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 99.1% for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in China peaked at 99.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2024.
That places China 71st out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.4% | — |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
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- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in China?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in China was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- How does China rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- China ranks 71st out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release