Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China
China: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 39.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China stood at 39.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China peaked at 56.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2006.
China ranks 43rd of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.6% | — |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 38.2% | 53.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 39.5% | 46.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
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 39.5% in 2019, 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 56.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2006.
- How does China rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 43rd out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.