School enrollment, preprimary, male in China
China: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 92.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary, male in China, 1984–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
China recorded 92.6% for school enrollment, preprimary, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in China peaked at 92.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1984.
China ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in China, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14.7% | — |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | +47.3% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +2.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 92.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.8%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 92.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.3%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, male 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 | +47.3% | 28.1% | 41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.9% | 14.7% | 23.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 21.7% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 40.3% | 51.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 54.9% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.3% | 92.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 42 Italy 93.4% compare
- 43 Greece 92.9% compare
- 44 Jamaica 92.8% compare
- 46 Turks and Caicos Islands 92.5% compare
- 47 Luxembourg 92.4% compare
- 48 Solomon Islands 92.3% compare
More education data for China
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in China?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in China was 92.6% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1984.
- How does China rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- China ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.