Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China
China: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.8324 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8324 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
62nd
of 160 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.7991 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
20
2003–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China is 0.8324 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7991 GPIA, in 2020.
China ranks 62nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9372 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9263 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9188 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9196 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9061 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8995 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8696 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.848 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8223 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8116 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7991 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8041 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8148 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8266 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8324 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8859 GPIA | 0.8116 GPIA | 0.9372 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8154 GPIA | 0.7991 GPIA | 0.8324 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 59 Slovakia 0.8441 GPIA compare
- 60 Belize 0.8418 GPIA compare
- 61 Liechtenstein 0.8351 GPIA compare
- 63 Mauritania 0.823 GPIA compare
- 64 Romania 0.817 GPIA compare
- 65 Marshall Islands 0.8163 GPIA compare
More education data for China
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 60.67 million (2024)
- 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)
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 0.8324 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7991 GPIA in 2020.
- How does China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 62nd out of 160 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 down 8.1%. 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 upper 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