Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China
China: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China stood at 65.5%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China peaked at 65.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2009.
China ranks 146th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58.2% | — |
| 2006 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 54.6% | 59.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 56.0% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.3% | 65.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 143 Kazakhstan 66.2% compare
- 144 Sweden 66.0% compare
- 145 Dominican Republic 65.9% compare
- 147 Costa Rica 65.4% compare
- 148 France 64.4% compare
- 149 Belarus 63.2% compare
More education data for China
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 65.5% 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 65.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2009.
- How does China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 146th out of 188 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 12.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release