Secondary education, pupils, per capita in China
China: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0695 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in China, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in China is 0.0695 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in China peaked at 0.0773 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 units per person, in 1970.
That places China 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0248 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0315 units per person | +27.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0365 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.041 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0388 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0405 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0487 units per person | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0626 units per person | +28.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0716 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0685 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0614 units per person | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0571 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0497 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 0.046 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0452 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0468 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0484 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0499 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.05 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0479 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0456 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0455 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0461 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0468 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0466 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0489 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0524 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0555 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0618 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0645 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.068 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0709 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0742 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0772 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0773 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0766 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0754 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0742 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0725 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0702 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0687 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0643 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0621 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0603 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0595 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.06 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0611 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0626 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0643 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0664 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0683 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0695 units per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0465 units per person | 0.0248 units per person | 0.0716 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0503 units per person | 0.0452 units per person | 0.0614 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0499 units per person | 0.0455 units per person | 0.0618 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.073 units per person | 0.0645 units per person | 0.0773 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0653 units per person | 0.0595 units per person | 0.0742 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0662 units per person | 0.0626 units per person | 0.0695 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in China?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in China was 0.0695 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0773 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 units per person in 1970.
- How does China rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- China ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.