Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in China
China: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.8351 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.8351 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
73rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.6567 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
39
1979–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in China, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
China recorded 0.8351 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in China peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6567 GPIA, in 1980.
China ranks 73rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.7003 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.6567 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7195 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8573 GPIA | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8855 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9838 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9801 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8412 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 1.07 GPIA | +27.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8708 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8807 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8701 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8772 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9284 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9232 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9227 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9302 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9234 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9258 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8964 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.875 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8442 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8285 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8114 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8118 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8222 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8318 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8351 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7003 GPIA | 0.7003 GPIA | 0.7003 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9132 GPIA | 0.6567 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9618 GPIA | 0.8701 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8998 GPIA | 0.8285 GPIA | 0.9302 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8225 GPIA | 0.8114 GPIA | 0.8351 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 70 Czechia 0.8604 GPIA compare
- 71 Marshall Islands 0.8577 GPIA compare
- 72 Malta 0.8466 GPIA compare
- 74 Romania 0.8346 GPIA compare
- 75 Equatorial Guinea 0.8337 GPIA compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 0.8302 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational in China?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in China was 0.8351 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6567 GPIA in 1980.
- How does China rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- China ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release