School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in China
China: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male was 9.01 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in China, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in China stood at 9.01 million number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in China peaked at 14.31 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.01 million number, in 2019.
That places China 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 … age male in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.01 million number | — |
| 1998 | 9.85 million number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.90 million number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.93 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.91 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.16 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.89 million number | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 11.87 million number | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 12.82 million number | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 13.85 million number | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 14.31 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.85 million number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 12.81 million number | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 11.84 million number | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 10.82 million number | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 10.04 million number | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 9.71 million number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.68 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.56 million number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.44 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.32 million number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.17 million number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.01 million number | -1.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 9.01 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,278 number, 199.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- China's 9.01 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32,861 number, 274.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.92 million number | 9.85 million number | 10.01 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.04 million number | 9.91 million number | 14.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.86 million number | 9.01 million number | 11.84 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in China?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in China was 9.01 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.31 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.01 million number in 2019.
- How does China rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.