Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in China
China: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.9813 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
0.9813 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
20th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9961 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.9459 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2012
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in China, 2006–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2012, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in China stood at 0.9813 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
That places China 20th out of 79 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9459 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9518 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9677 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9894 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9813 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9552 GPIA | 0.9459 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9889 GPIA | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.01 GPIA
- 18 Puerto Rico 1 GPIA
- 19 Costa Rica 0.984 GPIA compare
- 21 Estonia 0.967 GPIA compare
- 22 Panama 0.9414 GPIA
- 23 Spain 0.9172 GPIA compare
More education data for China
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2971 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 45.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in China?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in China was 0.9813 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9961 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9459 GPIA in 2006.
- How does China rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 20th out of 79 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release