Primary school enrolment (gross) in China
Gross primary school enrolment in China was 99.6% in 2024.
China, 2024
99.6%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
102.5%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in China over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.6% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 100.1% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 101.2% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 103.2% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 103.3% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 104.2% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 105.6% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 106.2% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 105.4% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 105.2% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | – | 101.7% |
| 2004 | – | 101.6% |
| 2003 | – | 100.9% |
| 2002 | – | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 115.7% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 99.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.9%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
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All statistics for China
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
76.9%
2024 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.2%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
95.7%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
87.5%
2020 · UNESCO UIS