Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China
China: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 61.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China is 61.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China peaked at 61.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1999.
That places China 148th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.4% | — |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 47.0% | 61.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 54.0% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 60.0% | 61.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 145 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62.6% compare
- 146 Estonia 62.2% compare
- 147 Portugal 62.1% compare
- 149 Kyrgyzstan 61.3% compare
- 150 El Salvador 60.9% compare
- 151 Spain 60.8% compare
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China was 61.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1999.
- How does China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 148th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release