Mainland China population aged 16–59; average years of schooling, 2024–2025, preliminary.
Average schooling among China’s population aged 16–59 reached 11.3 years in 2025. The source reports a 0.1-year increase from the previous year, implying a 2024 comparison level of 11.2 years. The benchmark therefore shows a modest year-on-year improvement in average educational attainment. The measure covers the mainland population aged 16–59 and is not a student-enrolment or graduation statistic.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 comparison | 11.2 | 2024 |
| 2 | 2025 average | 11.3 | 2025 |
Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics of China
Dataset/table: Average years of schooling for population aged 16–59, 2025
Units: years
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Supports the 2025 average years of schooling for China’s population aged 16–59 and its annual increase.
Average years of schooling summarizes attainment across people aged 16–59 and does not describe qualification distribution or current student participation. The 2024 comparison follows from the published 2025 value and 0.1-year annual increase; the communiqué classifies the figures as preliminary.
Uses the directly published 2025 average and subtracts the source-reported 0.1-year increase to establish the prior-year comparison.
The 2025 average, annual change and exact age universe all come from the same official NBS communiqué.
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