Primary school completion rate in China

The primary completion rate in China was 103.5% in 2010.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1989 to 2010 Source: World Bank
The latest value for China is for 2010. Most countries have figures for 2023.
China, 2010 103.5% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2009 −0.9percentage points 2009: 104.3%
World, 2010 88.5% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2010 101.5% Middle value of 7 countries

Primary school completion rate in China over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period ChinaWorld
2024 – 88.0%
2023 – 87.3%
2022 – 91.1%
2021 – 88.7%
2020 – 88.0%
2019 – 87.9%
2018 – 88.1%
2017 – 88.2%
2016 – 88.5%
2015 – 87.9%
2014 – 88.1%
2013 – 88.3%
2012 – 88.1%
2011 – 87.8%
2010 103.5% 88.5%
2009 104.3% 89.0%
2008 103.6% 88.2%
2007 95.4% 86.5%
2006 91.7% 85.3%
2005 – 85.0%
2004 – 84.2%
2003 – 83.5%
2002 – 83.3%
2001 – 82.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 104.3% in 2009.
  • Since 1992, when it was 94.8%, the figure has changed by +8.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2010 was 88.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1989 to 2010 for China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics