China - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in China was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.00 |
| 1971 | 5.00 |
| 1972 | 5.00 |
| 1973 | 5.00 |
| 1974 | 5.00 |
| 1975 | 5.00 |
| 1976 | 5.00 |
| 1977 | 5.00 |
| 1978 | 5.00 |
| 1979 | 5.00 |
| 1980 | 5.00 |
| 1981 | 5.00 |
| 1982 | 5.00 |
| 1983 | 5.00 |
| 1984 | 5.00 |
| 1985 | 5.00 |
| 1986 | 5.00 |
| 1987 | 5.00 |
| 1988 | 5.00 |
| 1989 | 5.00 |
| 1990 | 5.00 |
| 1991 | 5.00 |
| 1992 | 5.00 |
| 1993 | 5.00 |
| 1994 | 5.00 |
| 1995 | 5.00 |
| 1996 | 5.00 |
| 1997 | 5.00 |
| 1998 | 5.00 |
| 1999 | 5.00 |
| 2000 | 5.00 |
| 2001 | 5.00 |
| 2002 | 5.00 |
| 2003 | 5.00 |
| 2004 | 6.00 |
| 2005 | 6.00 |
| 2006 | 6.00 |
| 2007 | 6.00 |
| 2008 | 6.00 |
| 2009 | 6.00 |
| 2010 | 6.00 |
| 2011 | 6.00 |
| 2012 | 6.00 |
| 2013 | 6.00 |
| 2014 | 6.00 |
| 2015 | 6.00 |
| 2016 | 6.00 |
| 2017 | 6.00 |
| 2018 | 6.00 |
| 2019 | 6.00 |
| 2020 | 6.00 |
| 2021 | 6.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in China was 106,250,500 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 150,941,000 in 1976 and a minimum value of 95,107,120 in 2014.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 100,668,000 |
| 1971 | 105,280,000 |
| 1972 | 112,112,000 |
| 1973 | 125,492,000 |
| 1974 | 135,704,000 |
| 1975 | 144,814,000 |
| 1976 | 150,941,000 |
| 1977 | 150,055,000 |
| 1978 | 146,176,000 |
| 1979 | 146,240,000 |
| 1980 | 146,629,400 |
| 1981 | 146,270,000 |
| 1982 | 143,328,000 |
| 1983 | 139,720,400 |
| 1984 | 135,780,400 |
| 1985 | 135,571,200 |
| 1986 | 133,701,800 |
| 1987 | 131,825,000 |
| 1988 | 128,358,500 |
| 1989 | 125,357,800 |
| 1990 | 123,731,000 |
| 1991 | 122,413,800 |
| 1992 | 121,641,500 |
| 1993 | 122,012,800 |
| 1994 | 124,212,400 |
| 1995 | 128,226,200 |
| 1996 | 131,951,500 |
| 1997 | 136,150,000 |
| 1998 | 139,953,700 |
| 2001 | 130,132,500 |
| 2006 | 108,925,200 |
| 2007 | 107,394,800 |
| 2008 | 105,950,500 |
| 2009 | 103,617,100 |
| 2010 | 101,018,600 |
| 2011 | 99,707,840 |
| 2012 | 99,540,480 |
| 2013 | 98,870,820 |
| 2014 | 95,107,120 |
| 2015 | 95,958,040 |
| 2016 | 98,189,340 |
| 2017 | 100,321,000 |
| 2018 | 101,873,000 |
| 2019 | 104,325,200 |
| 2020 | 106,250,500 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in China was 46.48 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 47.63 in 1998, while its lowest value was 40.73 in 1974.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 40.73 |
| 1975 | 43.72 |
| 1976 | 45.21 |
| 1977 | 45.47 |
| 1978 | 45.37 |
| 1979 | 44.93 |
| 1980 | 44.86 |
| 1981 | 44.56 |
| 1982 | 43.96 |
| 1983 | 43.66 |
| 1984 | 43.73 |
| 1985 | 43.80 |
| 1986 | 44.77 |
| 1987 | 45.14 |
| 1988 | 45.36 |
| 1989 | 45.59 |
| 1990 | 45.88 |
| 1991 | 46.20 |
| 1992 | 46.49 |
| 1993 | 46.60 |
| 1994 | 46.82 |
| 1995 | 47.07 |
| 1996 | 47.30 |
| 1997 | 47.50 |
| 1998 | 47.63 |
| 2001 | 47.60 |
| 2006 | 46.79 |
| 2007 | 46.63 |
| 2008 | 46.47 |
| 2009 | 46.35 |
| 2010 | 46.24 |
| 2011 | 46.19 |
| 2012 | 46.20 |
| 2013 | 46.33 |
| 2014 | 46.34 |
| 2015 | 46.32 |
| 2016 | 46.34 |
| 2017 | 46.42 |
| 2018 | 46.48 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in China was 6,526,772 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,526,772 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,487,000 in 1970.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,487,000 |
| 1971 | 3,612,000 |
| 1972 | 4,095,000 |
| 1973 | 4,398,000 |
| 1974 | 4,679,000 |
| 1975 | 4,944,000 |
| 1976 | 5,203,000 |
| 1977 | 5,289,000 |
| 1978 | 5,226,000 |
| 1979 | 5,226,000 |
| 1980 | 5,381,800 |
| 1981 | 5,499,400 |
| 1982 | 5,580,100 |
| 1983 | 5,504,600 |
| 1984 | 5,424,600 |
| 1985 | 5,369,600 |
| 1986 | 5,376,800 |
| 1987 | 5,413,600 |
| 1988 | 5,433,800 |
| 1989 | 5,501,300 |
| 1990 | 5,543,800 |
| 1991 | 5,581,810 |
| 1992 | 5,532,300 |
| 1993 | 5,526,500 |
| 1994 | 5,551,600 |
| 1995 | 5,611,324 |
| 1996 | 5,664,057 |
| 1997 | 5,735,790 |
| 1998 | 5,793,561 |
| 2001 | 5,860,316 |
| 2003 | 5,778,853 |
| 2006 | 5,967,878 |
| 2007 | 6,073,666 |
| 2008 | 6,035,510 |
| 2009 | 6,018,780 |
| 2010 | 5,997,393 |
| 2011 | 5,939,088 |
| 2012 | 5,907,896 |
| 2013 | 5,866,510 |
| 2014 | 5,859,672 |
| 2015 | 5,889,014 |
| 2016 | 5,933,119 |
| 2017 | 6,045,682 |
| 2018 | 6,201,651 |
| 2019 | 6,363,952 |
| 2020 | 6,526,772 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in China was 70.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 70.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 33.26 in 1977.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 36.40 |
| 1975 | 35.72 |
| 1976 | 36.30 |
| 1977 | 33.26 |
| 1978 | 38.56 |
| 1979 | 37.83 |
| 1980 | 36.59 |
| 1981 | 37.08 |
| 1982 | 36.33 |
| 1983 | 36.28 |
| 1984 | 37.01 |
| 1985 | 38.99 |
| 1986 | 39.58 |
| 1987 | 40.38 |
| 1988 | 40.95 |
| 1989 | 41.52 |
| 1990 | 42.57 |
| 1991 | 43.15 |
| 1992 | 43.79 |
| 1993 | 44.49 |
| 1994 | 45.16 |
| 1995 | 45.80 |
| 1996 | 46.61 |
| 1997 | 47.40 |
| 1998 | 48.28 |
| 2001 | 50.63 |
| 2003 | 52.91 |
| 2006 | 55.18 |
| 2007 | 55.54 |
| 2008 | 56.11 |
| 2009 | 56.76 |
| 2010 | 57.55 |
| 2011 | 58.36 |
| 2012 | 58.99 |
| 2013 | 59.88 |
| 2014 | 60.98 |
| 2015 | 62.60 |
| 2016 | 64.00 |
| 2017 | 65.62 |
| 2018 | 67.40 |
| 2019 | 68.97 |
| 2020 | 70.23 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
