School age population, primary education, male in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School age population, primary education, male was 55.27 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in China (People’s Republic of), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 55.27 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 68.45 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 48.40 million number, in 1970.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.34 million number | 48.40 million number | 68.38 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.21 million number | 50.25 million number | 68.36 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.62 million number | 49.95 million number | 68.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.52 million number | 52.32 million number | 65.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.96 million number | 53.23 million number | 55.02 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.27 million number | 55.27 million number | 55.27 million number | 1 |
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More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School age population, primary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) was 55.27 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.45 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.40 million number in 1970.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.