School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China
China: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 7.51 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
China recorded 7.51 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China peaked at 12.43 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.19 million, in 2022.
China ranks 2nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.01 million | — |
| 1998 | 9.44 million | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 9.70 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 10.09 million | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 10.94 million | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 9.74 million | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 10.28 million | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 10.81 million | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 11.64 million | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 12.30 million | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 11.76 million | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 12.08 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 12.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.99 million | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 9.28 million | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.89 million | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.59 million | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.35 million | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.05 million | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.77 million | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.56 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.43 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.74 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.32 million | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 7.24 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 7.19 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.31 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 7.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 7.51 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.38 million | 9.01 million | 9.70 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.21 million | 9.74 million | 12.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 million | 7.43 million | 9.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.32 million | 7.19 million | 7.51 million | 6 |
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More education data for China
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China was 7.51 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.43 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.19 million in 2022.
- How does China rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- China ranks 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release