School age population, secondary education, male in China
China: School age population, secondary education, male was 53.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
53.20 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
81.17 million number
in 1985
All-time low
36.22 million number
in 1972
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in China stood at 53.20 million number.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in China peaked at 81.17 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 36.22 million number, in 1972.
That places China 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.90 million number | — |
| 1971 | 36.76 million number | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 36.22 million number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 36.57 million number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 37.75 million number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 39.48 million number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 41.40 million number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 53.02 million number | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 65.19 million number | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 68.28 million number | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 71.42 million number | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 74.50 million number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 77.31 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 79.30 million number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 80.54 million number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 81.17 million number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 81.07 million number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 79.95 million number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 78.06 million number | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 75.62 million number | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 72.61 million number | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 69.18 million number | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 65.66 million number | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 63.07 million number | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 61.36 million number | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 60.24 million number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 59.85 million number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 61.14 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 63.23 million number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 65.95 million number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 69.67 million number | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 74.24 million number | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 77.67 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 79.54 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 79.65 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.79 million number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 73.90 million number | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 69.34 million number | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 65.17 million number | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 61.88 million number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 59.43 million number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 57.93 million number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 57.04 million number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.33 million number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 55.56 million number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.81 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 54.12 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.57 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 53.24 million number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.13 million number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.20 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.26 million number | 36.22 million number | 68.28 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.89 million number | 71.42 million number | 81.17 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.23 million number | 59.85 million number | 72.61 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.89 million number | 61.88 million number | 79.65 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.52 million number | 53.13 million number | 59.43 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.20 million number | 53.20 million number | 53.20 million number | 1 |
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More education data for China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in China?
- School age population, secondary education, male in China was 53.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 81.17 million number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.22 million number in 1972.
- How does China rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.