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China: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

98.74percent · 2024+2.4% 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 1974 to 2024.

19792024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202498.743
202398.355
202299.368
202198.481
202098.102
201997.127
201897.139
201796.997
201696.37
201595.938
201496.468
2013100.833
2012102.886
2011103.122
2010103.975
2009105.267
2008105.8
2007104.88
2006104.573
2001114.869
1998109.925
1997110.8
1996111.817
1995113.717
1994114.01
1993116.274
1992119.045
1991122.701
1990126.771
1989134.535
1988139.595
1987142.734
1986140.696
1985136.946
1984129.137
1983126.24
1982122.027
1981119.558
1980116.839
1979117.951
1978118.071
1977122.936
1976125.772
1975123.343
1974122.927

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary-male (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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