Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China

China: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 36.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
36.0%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
42nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
45.4%
in 2009
All-time low
36.0%
in 2018
Years of data
14
2003–2018

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, 2003–2018

010203040502003201020182003: 41.8 %2006: 40.5 %2007: 42.2 %2008: 44.1 %2009: 45.4 %2010: 44 %2011: 43.7 %2012: 42.5 %2013: 44 %2014: 41.7 %2015: 39.8 %2016: 38.1 %2017: 36.8 %2018: 36 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China stood at 36.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China peaked at 45.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2018.

China ranks 42nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in China, 2003 to 2018.
Year % Change
2003 41.8%
2006 40.5% -3.1%
2007 42.2% +4.2%
2008 44.1% +4.6%
2009 45.4% +3.0%
2010 44.0% -3.2%
2011 43.7% -0.7%
2012 42.5% -2.6%
2013 44.0% +3.5%
2014 41.7% -5.1%
2015 39.8% -4.7%
2016 38.1% -4.3%
2017 36.8% -3.2%
2018 36.0% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.8% 40.5% 45.4% 5
2010s 40.7% 36.0% 44.0% 9

Countries ranked near China

  1. 39 Republic of Moldova 37.3% compare
  2. 40 Germany 36.6% compare
  3. 41 Kazakhstan 36.3% compare
  4. 43 Portugal 35.4% compare
  5. 44 France 34.6% compare
  6. 45 Sweden 34.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in China was 36.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2018.
How does China rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
China ranks 42nd out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.