China - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in China was 53.90 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.90 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2.33 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1974 2.33
1975 2.49
1976 5.88
1977 13.42
1978 8.85
1979 8.05
1980 9.36
1981 12.82
1982 12.36
1983 13.74
1984 14.79
1985 17.38
1986 20.09
1987 21.76
1988 23.24
1989 22.64
1990 21.40
1991 21.82
1992 23.50
1993 24.97
1994 25.62
1995 26.14
1996 27.15
1997 27.46
1998 35.67
1999 37.36
2000 38.29
2001 37.90
2002 34.86
2003 35.44
2006 39.63
2007 42.27
2008 45.16
2009 49.00
2010 53.90

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in China was 54.13 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.13 in 2010 and a minimum value of 14.54 in 1984.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1984 14.54
1985 16.71
1986 19.59
1987 21.38
1988 22.56
1989 21.92
1990 20.65
1991 21.58
1992 23.07
1993 24.60
1994 25.31
1995 25.86
1996 26.97
1997 27.30
1998 43.57
1999 37.39
2000 38.27
2001 38.08
2002 34.59
2003 35.17
2006 39.34
2007 41.85
2008 44.80
2009 48.91
2010 54.13

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in China was 53.72 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.72 in 2010 and a minimum value of 15.02 in 1984.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1984 15.02
1985 18.01
1986 20.55
1987 22.12
1988 23.88
1989 23.31
1990 22.11
1991 22.04
1992 23.89
1993 25.31
1994 25.90
1995 26.40
1996 27.31
1997 27.60
1998 28.76
1999 37.34
2000 38.30
2001 37.76
2002 35.08
2003 35.66
2006 39.88
2007 42.62
2008 45.46
2009 49.07
2010 53.72

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in China was 111.24 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 129.72 in 1988 and a minimum value of 109.97 in 2006.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1976 124.12
1977 120.04
1978 114.64
1979 113.46
1980 113.71
1981 114.65
1982 114.96
1983 116.01
1984 117.64
1985 122.82
1986 126.24
1987 129.10
1988 129.72
1989 129.50
1990 128.85
1991 126.41
1992 122.30
1993 117.70
1994 114.34
1995 113.20
1996 113.01
1997 114.57
2001 113.80
2002 114.61
2003 115.01
2006 109.97
2007 110.19
2008 110.91
2009 111.06
2010 111.24

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in China was 113.31 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 122.11 in 1990 and a minimum value of 104.42 in 1982.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1976 116.29
1977 113.07
1978 107.69
1979 105.47
1980 105.47
1981 105.58
1982 104.42
1983 104.63
1984 106.27
1985 111.13
1986 116.76
1987 120.35
1988 121.49
1989 121.92
1990 122.11
1991 120.73
1992 117.68
1993 113.72
1994 111.22
1995 110.96
1996 111.64
1997 114.06
2001 115.52
2002 116.38
2003 117.04
2006 112.11
2007 112.21
2008 112.83
2009 113.05
2010 113.31

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in China was 109.52 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 137.44 in 1988 and a minimum value of 108.15 in 2006.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1976 131.42
1977 126.53
1978 121.13
1979 120.93
1980 121.43
1981 123.16
1982 124.85
1983 126.69
1984 128.31
1985 133.79
1986 135.14
1987 137.32
1988 137.44
1989 136.62
1990 135.18
1991 131.73
1992 126.61
1993 121.41
1994 117.22
1995 115.26
1996 114.27
1997 115.03
2001 112.28
2002 113.06
2003 113.25
2006 108.15
2007 108.48
2008 109.29
2009 109.41
2010 109.52

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in China was 97.02 as of 1997. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.43 in 1991 and a minimum value of 92.47 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1987 95.02
1988 95.77
1989 96.65
1990 97.06
1991 97.43
1992 96.32
1993 94.19
1994 92.61
1995 92.47
1996 94.16
1997 97.02

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in China was 97.22 as of 1997. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.22 in 1997 and a minimum value of 91.03 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1987 91.09
1992 93.97
1993 92.20
1994 91.03
1995 91.48
1996 93.71
1997 97.22

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in China was 96.84 as of 1997. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.71 in 1987 and a minimum value of 93.39 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1987 98.71
1992 98.52
1993 96.05
1994 94.08
1995 93.39
1996 94.57
1997 96.84

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2006 3.57
2007 3.84
2008 4.24
2009 4.64
2010 4.98

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in China was 81.18 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.18 in 2010 and a minimum value of 36.33 in 1984.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1972 45.35
1976 57.14
1977 58.52
1978 64.52
1979 59.40
1980 51.49
1981 46.75
1982 40.14
1983 36.87
1984 36.33
1985 38.15
1986 40.49
1987 43.47
1988 37.66
1989 38.14
1990 38.46
1991 40.55
1992 43.25
1993 46.09
1994 47.88
1995 51.62
1996 55.75
1997 58.31
1999 61.40
2000 62.10
2001 63.28
2002 64.45
2003 66.82
2006 73.15
2007 76.14
2008 78.49
2009 80.05
2010 81.18

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in China was 82.86 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.89 in 2009 and a minimum value of 29.60 in 1984.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1976 46.44
1977 48.97
1978 55.67
1979 50.89
1980 43.30
1981 38.06
1982 32.28
1983 29.83
1984 29.60
1985 31.50
1986 33.31
1987 36.66
1988 31.87
1989 32.48
1990 32.55
1991 34.69
1992 37.65
1993 40.54
1994 43.40
1995 47.51
1996 52.04
1997 54.68
2001 61.62
2003 65.67
2006 74.15
2007 77.63
2008 80.66
2009 82.89
2010 82.86

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in China was 79.74 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 79.74 in 2010 and a minimum value of 42.64 in 1984.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1976 67.09
1977 67.40
1978 72.76
1979 67.33
1980 59.14
1981 54.89
1982 47.50
1983 43.48
1984 42.64
1985 44.39
1986 47.22
1987 49.85
1988 43.10
1989 43.46
1990 44.00
1991 46.05
1992 48.52
1993 51.30
1994 52.09
1995 55.49
1996 59.23
1997 61.72
2001 64.82
2003 67.87
2006 72.26
2007 74.84
2008 76.60
2009 77.60
2010 79.74

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2006 7.48
2007 8.32
2008 9.06
2009 9.59
2010 9.94

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in China was 25.95 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.95 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.06 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 0.06
1972 0.09
1973 0.22
1974 0.36
1975 0.51
1976 0.59
1977 0.65
1978 0.71
1979 0.96
1980 1.12
1981 1.73
1984 1.95
1985 2.36
1986 2.91
1987 3.09
1988 3.18
1989 3.09
1990 3.07
1991 2.99
1992 2.90
1993 3.00
1994 3.78
1995 4.61
1996 5.11
1997 5.53
1998 6.03
1999 6.75
2000 7.95
2001 10.10
2002 12.76
2003 15.45
2004 17.74
2005 19.41
2006 21.05
2007 21.91
2008 22.42
2009 24.35
2010 25.95

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in China was 27.19 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.19 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.23 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1974 0.23
1975 0.35
1976 0.40
1977 0.44
1978 0.43
1979 0.48
1980 0.55
2003 13.96
2004 16.68
2005 18.47
2006 20.57
2007 21.86
2008 22.88
2009 25.16
2010 27.19

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in China was 24.83 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.83 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.49 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1974 0.49
1975 0.65
1976 0.77
1977 0.84
1978 0.97
1979 1.41
1980 1.65
2003 16.85
2004 18.74
2005 20.28
2006 21.50
2007 21.95
2008 22.00
2009 23.60
2010 24.83

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation