Education in China 107 indicators covering education for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 0-14 15.4% 2025 down 15.9% 173rd Population ages 15-64 69.7% 2025 down 2.7% 27th School enrollment, primary 99.6% 2024 up 2.8% 112th Primary education, teachers 6.74 million 2024 up 15.0% 1st School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% 2024 up 3.4% 94th School enrollment, primary, male 98.7% 2024 up 2.4% 118th Labor force, female 45.4% 2025 up 1.6% 96th Labor force, total 768.07 million 2025 down 1.7% 1st School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2021 up 2.4% 43rd School enrollment, secondary 92.3% 2012 up 46.8% 94th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.8 per 1,000 2024 down 27.3% 131st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.9 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% 129th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 170th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 2.4 per 1,000 2024 down 11.1% 150th Secondary education, teachers 7.41 million 2024 up 19.3% 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 93.7% 2012 up 54.6% 98th School enrollment, secondary, male 91.0% 2012 up 42.9% 93rd School enrollment, tertiary 76.9% 2024 up 75.9% 38th School enrollment, primary, private 6.4% 2024 down 3.6% 135th School enrollment, preprimary 93.1% 2021 up 55.3% 49th School enrollment, tertiary, female 83.1% 2024 up 74.5% 47th School enrollment, tertiary, male 71.6% 2024 up 77.7% 22nd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9966 GPI 2010 up 6.6% 115th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2024 down 1.3% 117th Secondary education, teachers, female 4.47 million 2024 up 41.0% 1st Primary completion rate, female 103.9% 2010 up 13.3% 23rd Primary completion rate, male 103.0% 2010 up 8.4% 23rd Government expenditure on education, total 3.9% 2023 — 109th Secondary education, general pupils 68.39 million 2018 down 17.1% 2nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 103.6% 2012 up 59.7% 13th School enrollment, preprimary, female 93.6% 2021 up 58.9% 44th School enrollment, preprimary, male 92.6% 2021 up 52.3% 45th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 96.8% 2020 — 52nd Government expenditure on education, total 11.9% 2023 — 115th Secondary education, general pupils 47.9% 2018 up 1.3% 168th Lower secondary completion rate, female 106.0% 2012 up 71.1% 11th Lower secondary completion rate, male 101.6% 2012 up 50.2% 15th Children out of school 6.7% 1997 up 71.1% 69th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 108.57 million 2024 up 15.7% 2nd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 97.98 million 2024 up 11.1% 2nd Secondary education, vocational pupils 15.93 million 2018 down 15.8% 1st Number of infant deaths, female 16,227 2024 down 77.2% 25th Number of infant deaths, male 19,886 2024 down 78.8% 25th Number of under-five deaths, female 24,211 2024 down 73.8% 24th Number of under-five deaths, male 29,757 2024 down 75.4% 22nd Children out of school, female 6.6% 1997 down 18.8% 71st Children out of school, male 6.7% 1997 up 431.5% 76th Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.8% 2018 down 14.8% 79th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 102.6% 2018 down 0.0% 85th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.0% 2025 down 0.8% 128th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.1% 2025 down 0.5% 87th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.6% 2025 down 0.8% 111th Primary education, teachers 74.5% 2024 up 22.2% 118th Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2018 down 97.4% 175th Persistence to grade 5, total 99.8% 2020 — 7th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 14,142 2024 down 26.3% 8th Page 1 of 2 Next →