Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China
China: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
China recorded 1.07 index for lower secondary school completion rates, 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 school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China peaked at 1.08 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6457 index, 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.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6917 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.674 index | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6581 index | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6475 index | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6457 index | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6527 index | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6705 index | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6932 index | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7161 index | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7376 index | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.757 index | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7753 index | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7942 index | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8118 index | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.827 index | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8441 index | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8605 index | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8799 index | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8992 index | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9159 index | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9261 index | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9296 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9316 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9349 index | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9407 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9551 index | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9767 index | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9988 index | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.04 index | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.07 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.07 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.07 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6722 index | 0.6457 index | 0.7161 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8187 index | 0.7376 index | 0.8992 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9529 index | 0.9159 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 1.08 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China was 1.07 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6457 index in 1985.
- How does China rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.