School enrollment, secondary in China
China: School enrollment, secondary was 92.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in China, 1970–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
China recorded 92.3% for school enrollment, secondary in 2012. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in China peaked at 92.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1970.
That places China 94th out of 203 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.0% | 25.7% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 29.9% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 39.0% | 58.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 59.5% | 88.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 90.8% | 92.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 768.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in China?
- School enrollment, secondary in China was 92.3% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1970.
- How does China rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- China ranks 94th out of 203 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.