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China: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

99.64percent · 2024+2.8% since 2014

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. Annual figures for China from 1970 to 2024.

19792024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202499.645
202399.172
2022100.098
202199.229
202098.786
201997.817
201897.81
201797.538
201696.879
201596.34
201496.896
2013101.232
2012103.181
2011103.33
2010104.182
2009105.591
2008106.202
2007105.439
2006105.244
2001115.73
1998109.902
1997110.201
1996110.51
1995111.644
1994111.17
1993112.702
1992114.986
1991117.761
1990120.852
1989127.485
1988131.621
1987133.966
1986131.119
1985125.351
1984118.014
1983115.191
1982111.92
1981110.797
1980108.837
1979109.987
1978110.961
1977115.725
1976117.813
1975112.456
1974106.417
1973108.242
1972107.221
1971112.424
1970120.784

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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