Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in China
China: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0488 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in China, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in China stood at 0.0488 units per person.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in China peaked at 0.0709 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0247 units per person, in 1970.
That places China 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0247 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0314 units per person | +27.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0363 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0406 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0383 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0398 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.048 units per person | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0619 units per person | +28.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0709 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0676 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0602 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0554 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0482 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0443 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0424 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0433 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0441 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0451 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0449 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0426 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0401 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0399 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0402 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0405 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0398 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0441 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0467 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0516 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0548 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0655 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0655 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0642 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0623 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0606 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0589 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0574 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0556 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0537 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0506 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0497 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0486 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0483 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0488 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0459 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 0.0709 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.047 units per person | 0.0424 units per person | 0.0602 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0427 units per person | 0.0398 units per person | 0.0516 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0621 units per person | 0.0548 units per person | 0.0655 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0524 units per person | 0.0483 units per person | 0.0589 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in China?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in China was 0.0488 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0709 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0247 units per person in 1970.
- How does China rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- China ranks 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.