School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China

China: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 7.90 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7.90 million number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
2nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
13.40 million number
in 2007
All-time low
7.90 million number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China, 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1997200820191997: 9.4M number1998: 9.3M number1999: 9.4M number2000: 9.4M number2001: 9.4M number2002: 9.6M number2003: 10.3M number2004: 11.2M number2005: 12.0M number2006: 13.0M number2007: 13.4M number2008: 12.9M number2009: 11.8M number2010: 10.9M number2011: 9.8M number2012: 9.0M number2013: 8.7M number2014: 8.6M number2015: 8.5M number2016: 8.4M number2017: 8.2M number2018: 8.1M number2019: 7.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China is 7.90 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China peaked at 13.40 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.90 million number, in 2019.

China ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in China, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 9.45 million number
1998 9.30 million number -1.6%
1999 9.35 million number +0.6%
2000 9.38 million number +0.3%
2001 9.36 million number -0.2%
2002 9.59 million number +2.5%
2003 10.26 million number +7.0%
2004 11.17 million number +8.9%
2005 12.05 million number +7.8%
2006 13.00 million number +7.9%
2007 13.40 million number +3.1%
2008 12.90 million number -3.7%
2009 11.84 million number -8.3%
2010 10.85 million number -8.3%
2011 9.80 million number -9.6%
2012 9.00 million number -8.2%
2013 8.66 million number -3.8%
2014 8.62 million number -0.5%
2015 8.50 million number -1.4%
2016 8.37 million number -1.5%
2017 8.24 million number -1.5%
2018 8.08 million number -2.0%
2019 7.90 million number -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.37 million number 9.30 million number 9.45 million number 3
2000s 11.29 million number 9.36 million number 13.40 million number 10
2010s 8.80 million number 7.90 million number 10.85 million number 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 23.40 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 3.80 million number compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 3.05 million number compare
  4. 5 United States of America 2.07 million number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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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 7.90 million number in 2019, 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 13.40 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 7.90 million number in 2019.
How does China rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
China ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.