School age population, lower secondary education, female in China
China: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 23.02 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
23.02 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
39.41 million number
in 1983
All-time low
16.85 million number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in China stood at 23.02 million number.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in China peaked at 39.41 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 16.85 million number, in 1971.
China ranks 2nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.32 million number | — |
| 1971 | 16.85 million number | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 16.97 million number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 17.73 million number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 18.69 million number | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 19.55 million number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 20.41 million number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 31.45 million number | +54.1% |
| 1978 | 33.11 million number | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 34.85 million number | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 36.57 million number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 38.11 million number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 39.17 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 39.41 million number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 39.09 million number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 38.57 million number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 37.95 million number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 36.90 million number | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 35.37 million number | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 33.55 million number | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 31.63 million number | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 29.86 million number | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 28.50 million number | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 27.99 million number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 28.07 million number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 28.25 million number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 28.44 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 29.52 million number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 31.37 million number | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 33.67 million number | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 36.24 million number | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 38.59 million number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 39.32 million number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 38.15 million number | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 35.70 million number | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 32.69 million number | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 29.78 million number | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 27.60 million number | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 26.41 million number | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 25.89 million number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.57 million number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.21 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 24.78 million number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 24.30 million number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.83 million number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 23.41 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 23.11 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.93 million number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.88 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.92 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.02 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.69 million number | 16.85 million number | 34.85 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.47 million number | 33.55 million number | 39.41 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.73 million number | 27.99 million number | 33.67 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.04 million number | 25.89 million number | 39.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.89 million number | 22.88 million number | 25.57 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.02 million number | 23.02 million number | 23.02 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in China?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in China was 23.02 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 39.41 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.85 million number in 1971.
- How does China rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- China ranks 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.