Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China
China: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9761 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
42
1976–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China stood at 1.04 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9761 GPIA, in 2006.
That places China 70th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9924 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9916 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9887 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9851 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9978 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9761 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9776 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9811 GPIA | 0.9761 GPIA | 0.9932 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9761 GPIA in 2006.
- How does China rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 70th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release