School age population, lower secondary education, male in China
China: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 26.81 million number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
26.81 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
42.07 million number
in 2002
All-time low
17.85 million number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
China recorded 26.81 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in China peaked at 42.07 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.85 million number, in 1971.
China ranks 2nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.33 million number | — |
| 1971 | 17.85 million number | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 17.98 million number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 18.79 million number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 19.80 million number | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 20.72 million number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 21.64 million number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 33.27 million number | +53.7% |
| 1978 | 34.91 million number | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 36.59 million number | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 38.24 million number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 39.70 million number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 40.77 million number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 41.11 million number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 40.93 million number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 40.58 million number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 40.12 million number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 39.13 million number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 37.56 million number | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 35.63 million number | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 33.58 million number | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 31.69 million number | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 30.24 million number | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 29.69 million number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 29.76 million number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 29.95 million number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 30.15 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 31.32 million number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 33.31 million number | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 35.81 million number | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 38.60 million number | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 41.16 million number | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 42.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 41.01 million number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 38.65 million number | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 35.71 million number | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 32.87 million number | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 30.75 million number | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 29.59 million number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 29.09 million number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 28.79 million number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.44 million number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 28.04 million number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 27.61 million number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 27.18 million number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.82 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 26.56 million number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.44 million number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.48 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.62 million number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 26.81 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.99 million number | 17.85 million number | 36.59 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.38 million number | 35.63 million number | 41.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.55 million number | 29.69 million number | 35.81 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.95 million number | 29.09 million number | 42.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.30 million number | 26.44 million number | 28.79 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.81 million number | 26.81 million number | 26.81 million number | 1 |
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More education data for China
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in China?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in China was 26.81 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 42.07 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.85 million number in 1971.
- How does China rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.