Upper secondary completion in China
In China, 87.5% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2010.
China, 2020
87.5%
Change from 2018
+12.5percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2020
84.6%
Upper secondary completion in China over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 75.0% |
| 2016 | 61.2% |
| 2014 | 60.9% |
| 2012 | 54.8% |
| 2010 | 44.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 75.0% in 2018, a change of +12.5 percentage points.
- Since 2010, when it was 44.0%, the figure has changed by +43.6 percentage points.