China's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) was 13.73% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.56 percentage points from 10.17% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 13.73% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 13.65% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 10.17% | 2014 |
| Highest | 15.37% | 2022 |
| Lowest | 7.48% | 2006 |
| Average since 2015 | 13.29% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 7.48% | 2006 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, China's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) fell 0.36 percentage points on 2023 (from 14.09% to 13.73%).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +0.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.64 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.88 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.28 percentage points in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.44 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 69% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, China had the 40th highest value of the 73 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to China in the 2024 ranking
- El Salvador — 37th of 73: 14.5%
- Saudi Arabia — 38th of 73: 14.45%
- Seychelles — 39th of 73: 14.4%
- Slovak Republic — 41st of 73: 13.09%
- Israel — 42nd of 73: 13.05%
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 43rd of 73: 12.96%
What this measures
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.73 |
| 2023 | 14.09 |
| 2022 | 15.37 |
| 2021 | 15.08 |
| 2020 | 14.39 |
| 2019 | 13.65 |
| 2018 | 12.82 |
| 2017 | 11.94 |
| 2016 | 11.24 |
| 2015 | 10.63 |
| 2014 |
School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in nearby economies
- Australia — 48.05% (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 17.29% (2020)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 22.14% (2024)
- Indonesia — 42.14% (2018)
- Japan — 22.41% (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — 28.11% (2024)
- Lao PDR — 3.62% (2020)
- Macao SAR, China — 96.68% (2024)
- Malaysia — 9.45% (2021)
More education data for China
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils — 97.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, teachers — 7.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 76.88% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 6.74 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils — 108.57 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 99.65% (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)?
- 13.73% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 6.25 percentage points from 7.48% in 2006. The highest value was 15.37% in 2022 and the lowest 7.48% in 2006.
- How does China rank?
- 40th highest of 73 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) unusual for China?
- In 2024, China's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) fell 0.36 percentage points on 2023 (from 14.09% to 13.73%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +0.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.64 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.PRIV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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