China Population: Education Level: College and Higher data was reported at 270.529 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 265.414 Person th for 2022. China Population: Education Level: College and Higher data is updated yearly, averaging 117.925 Person th from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 217,224.651 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 25.422 Person th in 1996. China Population: Education Level: College and Higher data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education.

According to a survey conducted by Statista Consumer Insights, more than ********** of Generation Z respondents above 18 years in China had obtained a bachelor's or higher degree as of September 2024. Thanks to the mandatory education policy in China, all surveyed Generation Z had completed their education at high school.

From 2010 to 2019, the proportion of Chinese adults from 25 years old reaching a secondary level of education rose gradually from **** to **** percent. Japan and South Korea had a higher share of population with such an education level at above ** percent in 2019.

China Population: Education Level: Primary data was reported at 365.918 Person th in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 349,658.733 Person th for 2020. China Population: Education Level: Primary data is updated yearly, averaging 388.245 Person th from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2021, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 441,613.351 Person th in 2000 and a record low of 257.030 Person th in 2019. China Population: Education Level: Primary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education.

China Population: Education Level: Number Schooling: Male data was reported at 15.954 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.948 Person th for 2022. China Population: Education Level: Number Schooling: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 25.707 Person th from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2023, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25,386.944 Person th in 2000 and a record low of 14.686 Person th in 2021. China Population: Education Level: Number Schooling: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education.

In 2023, the number of students enrolled in degree programs at all kinds of public institutions of tertiary education in China reached around ***** million. Based on this figure, the gross enrollment rate in tertiary education in China grew to around **** percent that same year. In 1990, only *** million students had been studying at the same level of education. When counting only undergraduate students enrolled at public colleges and universities in China, enrollment numbers reached around **** million in 2022.

China Population: Education Level: City: Primary data was reported at 94.637 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 94.119 Person th for 2022. China Population: Education Level: City: Primary data is updated yearly, averaging 59.093 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 92,077.817 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 47.670 Person th in 2008. China Population: Education Level: City: Primary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education.

China: Ratio of female to male students in tertiary level education: The latest value from 2023 is 1.14 percent, a decline from 1.15 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1.16 percent, based on data from 62 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1974 to 2023 is 0.91 percent. The minimum value, 0.33 percent, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 1.2 percent was recorded in 2018.

In 2021, about ** percent of users on the online education platform Tencent Classroom in China held at least a senior high school degree. The share of younger students with lower eduction levels using the platform increased during the outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 due to the lockdown situation. In the two months before the outbreak of the pandemic, the share of users with primary school degrees and junior high school degrees had amounted to only *** and *** percent, respectively, while **** percent of users held a Bachelor's or higher vocational school degree.

China Population: Education Level: City: Primary: Female data was reported at 51.402 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 50.810 Person th for 2022. China Population: Education Level: City: Primary: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 31.382 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49,064.541 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 25.979 Person th in 2008. China Population: Education Level: City: Primary: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education.

Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions (%) in China was reported at 14.43 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

In 2020, there were more than **** million secondary education students enrolled in China. When it comes to junior high school enrolment, female students accounted for **** percent with **** million persons.

China Population: Education Level: Primary: Female data was reported at 195.372 Person th in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 184,765.550 Person th for 2020. China Population: Education Level: Primary: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 195.865 Person th from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2021, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 224,578.928 Person th in 2000 and a record low of 135.591 Person th in 2019. China Population: Education Level: Primary: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education.

Percentage of students in tertiary education who are female (%) in China was reported at 51.88 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Percentage of students in tertiary education who are female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Population: Education Level: College & Higher: Shanghai data was reported at 3.541 Person th in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,424.214 Person th for 2020. Population: Education Level: College & Higher: Shanghai data is updated yearly, averaging 3.959 Person th from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2021, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,424.214 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 1.273 Person th in 1997. Population: Education Level: College & Higher: Shanghai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education: By Region.

In 2023, the gross enrollment rate in senior middle school education in China reached **** percent of the respective age cohorts. The enrollment rate in senior middle school education had ranged at only ** percent in 1990.

Population: Education Level: College & Higher: Gansu data was reported at 3.894 Person th in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.222 Person th for 2021. Population: Education Level: College & Higher: Gansu data is updated yearly, averaging 1.790 Person th from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2022, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,629.350 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 0.377 Person th in 1997. Population: Education Level: College & Higher: Gansu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education: By Region.

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in China Middle School

Population: Education Level: Primary: Guizhou data was reported at 12.761 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.469 Person th for 2022. Population: Education Level: Primary: Guizhou data is updated yearly, averaging 14.117 Person th from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2023, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,352.997 Person th in 2000 and a record low of 8.758 Person th in 2014. Population: Education Level: Primary: Guizhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education: By Region.

China Population: Education Level: County: Primary data was reported at 168.232 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 174.052 Person th for 2022. China Population: Education Level: County: Primary data is updated yearly, averaging 239.494 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 333,589.045 Person th in 2000 and a record low of 138.255 Person th in 2019. China Population: Education Level: County: Primary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: Sample Survey: Level of Education.