Secondary education, pupils in China
China: Secondary education, pupils was 46.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in China, 1976–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in China is 46.9%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in China peaked at 48.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1982.
China ranks 165th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in China, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 39.2% | — |
| 1977 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 41.6% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 39.3% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 38.9% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 40.8% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 41.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 39.2% | 41.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 40.0% | 38.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 41.0% | 45.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 46.8% | 48.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 46.9% | 47.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in China?
- Secondary education, pupils in China was 46.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1982.
- How does China rank for secondary education, pupils?
- China ranks 165th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.