Education in China 107 indicators covering education for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 15,593 2024 down 10.8% 5th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 19,985 2024 down 27.2% 4th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 38,232 2024 down 33.3% 2nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 103.3% 2018 up 1.7% 78th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 102.0% 2018 down 1.6% 89th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 39.3% 170th Number of adults with no formal education by region 426,500 people 2100 down 45.3% 38th Population by level of education 592.51 million people 2100 down 5.1% 2nd Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2018 down 97.8% 172nd Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2018 down 97.1% 172nd School enrollment, secondary, private 13.7% 2024 up 35.0% 86th School enrollment, primary 89.3% 1997 down 3.8% 128th Over-age students, primary 11.6% 1997 down 49.1% 56th Secondary education, teachers 60.3% 2024 up 18.2% 93rd School enrollment, primary, female 88.4% 1997 down 0.6% 105th School enrollment, primary, male 90.3% 1997 down 6.6% 104th Over-age students, primary, male 12.1% 1997 down 50.6% 60th Over-age students, primary, female 11.1% 1997 down 46.8% 55th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Progression to secondary school 99.4% 2008 up 12.3% 41st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 89.3% 1997 down 3.8% 136th Primary education, pupils 46.5% 2018 up 0.0% 189th Tertiary education, academic staff 45.1% 2011 down 0.5% 81st Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Expenditure on tertiary education 24.0% 1999 down 18.4% 48th Literacy rate, youth female 99.8% 2020 up 0.2% 12th Children out of school, primary 8.25 million 1997 up 114.8% 2nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 88.4% 1997 down 0.6% 119th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 90.3% 1997 down 6.6% 110th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 unchanged 24th Literacy rate, youth male 99.8% 2020 up 0.1% 13th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.43 2018 down 6.4% 122nd Literacy rate, youth total 99.8% 2020 up 0.1% 12th Expenditure on secondary education 37.4% 1999 up 2.3% 50th Expenditure on primary education 32.6% 1999 up 0.0% 72nd Secondary education, pupils 46.9% 2018 down 1.8% 165th Children out of school, primary, female 3.91 million 1997 up 0.6% 2nd Children out of school, primary, male 4.34 million 1997 up 576.4% 2nd Literacy rate, adult total 96.7% 2020 up 1.7% 25th Literacy rate, adult male 98.4% 2020 up 0.9% 20th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.26 2018 down 17.1% 111th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 17.38 2018 down 22.4% 87th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 19.49 2011 up 22.1% 60th Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 16.31 pupils per teacher 2024 down 3.2% 72nd Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 12.33 2018 down 22.2% 80th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 14.49 2018 down 10.5% 58th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 72.4% 2020 up 10.8% 67th ← Previous Page 2 of 2