School age population, pre-primary education, female in China
China: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 17.25 million in 2025. βΌ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in China, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in China is 17.25 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in China peaked at 53.74 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 17.25 million, in 2025.
That places China 2nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.99 million | 46.53 million | 53.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.32 million | 37.76 million | 43.82 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.91 million | 26.16 million | 49.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.06 million | 21.92 million | 25.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.21 million | 22.39 million | 25.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.21 million | 17.25 million | 25.13 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Cook Islands 181 compare
- 1 India 31.86 million compare
- 2 Anguilla 136 compare
- 3 Montserrat 56 compare
- 3 Pakistan 6.15 million compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.60 million compare
- 4 Tokelau 45 compare
- 5 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 18 compare
- 5 United States of America 5.48 million compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in China?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in China was 17.25 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 53.74 million in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.25 million in 2025.
- How does China rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- China ranks 2nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release