Enrolment in secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Enrolment in secondary education, male was 45.72 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45.72 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
2nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
53.26 million number
in 2007
All-time low
27.59 million number
in 1976
Years of data
38
1976–2019

Enrolment in secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of), 1976–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M1976199720191976: 27.6M number1977: 35.2M number1978: 40.0M number1979: 38.9M number1980: 35.8M number1981: 34.4M number1982: 30.6M number1983: 28.6M number1984: 28.4M number1985: 29.6M number1986: 31.1M number1987: 32.0M number1988: 32.5M number1989: 31.5M number1990: 30.6M number1991: 30.7M number1992: 31.1M number1993: 31.6M number1994: 31.2M number1995: 32.7M number1996: 35.0M number1997: 37.3M number2001: 46.1M number2003: 50.8M number2006: 53.0M number2007: 53.3M number2008: 52.9M number2009: 52.2M number2010: 52.5M number2011: 51.5M number2012: 50.2M number2013: 49.7M number2014: 46.7M number2015: 45.4M number2016: 44.4M number2017: 44.2M number2018: 44.7M number2019: 45.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) is 45.72 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 53.26 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.59 million number, in 1976.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 35.44 million number 27.59 million number 39.99 million number 4
1980s 31.45 million number 28.39 million number 35.77 million number 10
1990s 32.50 million number 30.57 million number 37.31 million number 8
2000s 51.38 million number 46.07 million number 53.26 million number 6
2010s 47.49 million number 44.16 million number 52.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 1 India 68.54 million number compare
  2. 3 United States 12.75 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 12.65 million number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 11.48 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of)?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in China (People’s Republic of) was 45.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 53.26 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 27.59 million number in 1976.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.