School age population, tertiary education, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School age population, tertiary education, female was 41.00 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in China (People’s Republic of), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) is 41.00 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 64.62 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.00 million number, in 2019.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.70 million number | 41.21 million number | 45.63 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.82 million number | 43.83 million number | 63.94 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.12 million number | 48.35 million number | 64.62 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.16 million number | 46.63 million number | 63.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.41 million number | 41.00 million number | 61.83 million number | 10 |
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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)
- 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, tertiary education, female in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 41.00 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.62 million number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.00 million number in 2019.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.