Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in China

China: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 2019
All-time low
0.6457
in 1985
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in China, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.6921982: 0.6741983: 0.6581984: 0.6471985: 0.6461986: 0.6531987: 0.6711988: 0.6931989: 0.7161990: 0.7381991: 0.7571992: 0.7751993: 0.7941994: 0.8121995: 0.8271996: 0.8441997: 0.8611998: 0.881999: 0.8992000: 0.9162001: 0.9262002: 0.932003: 0.9322004: 0.9352005: 0.9412006: 0.9552007: 0.9772008: 0.9992009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 1.12013: 1.12014: 1.12015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.12021: 1.12022: 1.12023: 1.12024: 1.12025: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

China recorded 1.07 for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in China peaked at 1.08 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6457, in 1985.

That places China 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6722 0.6457 0.7161 9
1990s 0.8187 0.7376 0.8992 10
2000s 0.9529 0.9159 1.02 10
2010s 1.06 1.04 1.08 10
2020s 1.08 1.07 1.08 6

Countries ranked near China

  1. 46 Ghana 1.09 compare
  2. 47 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.08 compare
  3. 48 Vietnam 1.07 compare
  4. 50 Sudan 1.07 compare
  5. 51 Brazil 1.07 compare
  6. 52 Mauritius 1.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in China?
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in China was 1.07 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 2019.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6457 in 1985.
How does China rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
China ranks 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
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