Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China
China: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 82.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
82.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
164th
of 219 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 1970
All-time low
77.4%
in 2013
Years of data
50
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China stood at 82.3%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China peaked at 99.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 2013.
China ranks 164th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.8% | — |
| 1971 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 96.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 93.8% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 92.5% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 91.1% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 88.8% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 87.9% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 86.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 85.3% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 88.8% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 83.5% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 80.3% | 88.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 77.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.5% | 82.3% | 5 |
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More education data for China
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0362 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0408 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 82.3% 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 99.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 2013.
- How does China rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 164th out of 219 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 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release