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China: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

159.15Mcount · 2025+8.3% since 2015

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SAP.CE. Annual figures for China from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2025159,146,432
2024161,675,200
2023160,965,168
2022159,644,160
2021158,785,504
2020156,406,496
2019154,357,296
2018151,094,960
2017149,365,936
2016147,732,576
2015146,918,800
2014145,745,392
2013145,376,576
2012145,790,976
2011147,065,968
2010149,127,648
2009151,911,984
2008155,219,360
2007159,156,080
2006163,641,792
2005173,889,664
2004183,083,856
2003199,377,840
2002205,816,640
2001209,977,312
2000212,366,640

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Population of compulsory school age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sap-ce (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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