School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in China
China: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 27.84 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in China, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in China stood at 27.84 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in China peaked at 55.97 million number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 26.50 million number, in 2009.
China ranks 2nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.70 million number | — |
| 1971 | 50.37 million number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 52.35 million number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 54.14 million number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 55.50 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 55.97 million number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 55.87 million number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 55.08 million number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 53.60 million number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 51.69 million number | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 49.83 million number | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 47.89 million number | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 45.46 million number | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 42.85 million number | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 40.53 million number | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 39.49 million number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 39.13 million number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 39.92 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 41.53 million number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 43.61 million number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 45.56 million number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 47.39 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 50.32 million number | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 53.47 million number | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 55.96 million number | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 55.52 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 54.30 million number | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 50.67 million number | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 32.48 million number | -35.9% |
| 1999 | 28.36 million number | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 27.55 million number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 26.74 million number | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 26.89 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 27.62 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.45 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 27.73 million number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 27.31 million number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.01 million number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 26.72 million number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.50 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 26.61 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.71 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.96 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 27.27 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.57 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.70 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.81 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.89 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.90 million number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.84 million number | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 27.84 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 164,452 number, 169.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 27.84 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,752 number, 571.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -35.9% | 50.67 million number | 32.48 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.33 million number | 48.70 million number | 55.97 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.02 million number | 39.13 million number | 49.83 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.40 million number | 28.36 million number | 55.96 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.25 million number | 26.50 million number | 28.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.43 million number | 26.61 million number | 27.90 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, pre-primary education, male in China?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in China was 27.84 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 55.97 million number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.50 million number in 2009.
- How does China rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.