Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in China

China: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 9 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 183 countries
All-time high
9
in 1998
All-time low
9
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in China, 1998–2019

02468101998200820191998: 91999: 92000: 92001: 92002: 92003: 92004: 92005: 92006: 92007: 92008: 92009: 92010: 92011: 92012: 92013: 92014: 92015: 92016: 92017: 92018: 92019: 9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in China stood at 9. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in China peaked at 9 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1998.

That places China 129th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in China, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in China, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 9
1999 9 +0.0%
2000 9 +0.0%
2001 9 +0.0%
2002 9 +0.0%
2003 9 +0.0%
2004 9 +0.0%
2005 9 +0.0%
2006 9 +0.0%
2007 9 +0.0%
2008 9 +0.0%
2009 9 +0.0%
2010 9 +0.0%
2011 9 +0.0%
2012 9 +0.0%
2013 9 +0.0%
2014 9 +0.0%
2015 9 +0.0%
2016 9 +0.0%
2017 9 +0.0%
2018 9 +0.0%
2019 9 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9 9 9 2
2000s 9 9 9 10
2010s 9 9 9 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
  2. 129 Cambodia 9 compare
  3. 129 Gambia 9 compare
  4. 129 Ghana 9 compare
  5. 129 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9 compare
  6. 129 Japan 9 compare
  7. 129 Kiribati 9 compare
  8. 129 Korea 9 compare
  9. 129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9 compare
  10. 129 Lebanon 9 compare
  11. 129 Montenegro 9 compare
  12. 129 Morocco 9 compare
  13. 129 Nicaragua 9 compare
  14. 129 Nigeria 9 compare
  15. 129 Qatar 9 compare
  16. 129 Rwanda 9 compare
  17. 129 Sierra Leone 9 compare
  18. 129 Switzerland 9 compare
  19. 129 Timor-Leste 9 compare
  20. 129 Yemen 9 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in China?
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in China was 9 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
How does China rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
China ranks 129th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,698 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of years of primary and secondary education to which children and young people are legally entitled that are free from tuition fees. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/