Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in China
China: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 95.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in China, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 95.9% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in China peaked at 98.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2016.
That places China 67th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 89.4% | — |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 95.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- China's 95.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8% | 89.4% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 95.2% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in China?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in China was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2016.
- How does China rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- China ranks 67th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).