School enrollment, secondary, private in China
China: School enrollment, secondary, private was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in China, 2006–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, private in China stood at 13.7%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in China peaked at 15.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2006.
China ranks 86th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in China, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.5% | — |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 83 El Salvador 14.5% compare
- 84 Saudi Arabia 14.4% compare
- 85 Seychelles 14.4% compare
- 87 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.5% compare
- 88 Mozambique 13.3% compare
- 89 Slovakia 13.1% compare
More education data for China
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 52.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 60.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in China?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in China was 13.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- How does China rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- China ranks 86th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.