China's adult literacy rose from 65.5 % in 1982 to 96.7 % in 2020.
China's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 127.5 % in 1989 to 99.6 % in 2024.
China · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
5th of 43 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific*
China's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 88.8 % in 1982 to 99.8 % in 2020.
China's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 40.3 % in 1980 to 92.3 % in 2012.
China's tertiary enrolment rose from 4.7 % in 1995 to 76.9 % in 2024.
China's children out of school, primary rose from 3.84M in 1987 to 8.25M in 1997.
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- Primary completion ratedown −0.9 pts13th of 136*
- Tertiary attainmentup +8.9 pts58th of 87*
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)40th of 44*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +12.2 pts82nd of 96*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs58th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs87th of 145
- Learning poverty32nd of 46*
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- Education spendingup +2.0 pts55th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.7 pts74th of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −1.0 %29th of 90