Follow @globaldatalab on Twitter
Blue numbers are estimated
Mean years education of men aged 20+
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China (Asia/Pacific) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 8.69 | 8.67 | 8.65 | 8.63 | 8.61 | 8.59 | 8.57 | 8.55 | 8.53 | 8.50 | 8.48 | 8.46 | 8.44 | 8.42 | 8.40 | 8.38 | 8.36 | |||||||||||
| Urban | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.93 | 9.85 | 9.78 | 9.70 | 9.63 | 9.56 | 9.48 | 9.41 | |||||||||||
| Rural | 7.39 | 7.37 | 7.36 | 7.35 | 7.34 | 7.33 | 7.31 | 7.30 | 7.29 | 7.28 | 7.27 | 7.25 | 7.24 | 7.23 | 7.22 | 7.21 | 7.19 | |||||||||||
| Poor | 7.27 | 7.21 | 7.14 | 7.08 | 7.02 | 6.95 | 6.89 | 6.83 | 6.77 | 6.70 | 6.64 | 6.58 | 6.51 | 6.45 | 6.39 | 6.32 | 6.26 | |||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 9.52 | 9.45 | 9.39 | 9.32 | 9.25 | 9.19 | 9.12 | 9.06 | 8.99 | 8.92 | 8.86 | 8.79 | 8.73 | 8.66 | 8.59 | 8.53 | 8.46 | |||||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 7.01 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 6.99 | 6.98 | 6.98 | 6.97 | 6.97 | 6.96 | 6.95 | 6.95 | 6.94 | 6.94 | 6.93 | 6.92 | 6.92 | 6.91 | |||||||||||
| Second 25% | 7.59 | 7.64 | 7.69 | 7.74 | 7.79 | 7.84 | 7.89 | 7.94 | 7.99 | 8.03 | 8.08 | 8.13 | 8.18 | 8.23 | 8.28 | 8.33 | 8.38 | |||||||||||
| Third 25% | 9.18 | 9.17 | 9.16 | 9.15 | 9.14 | 9.13 | 9.12 | 9.11 | 9.10 | 9.08 | 9.07 | 9.06 | 9.05 | 9.04 | 9.03 | 9.02 | 9.01 | |||||||||||
| Highest 25% | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.96 | 9.80 | 9.65 | 9.49 | 9.34 | 9.18 | 9.02 | 8.87 | 8.71 | |||||||||||
| Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong | 9.18 | 9.19 | 9.21 | 9.22 | 9.24 | 9.25 | 9.27 | 9.28 | 9.30 | 9.31 | 9.33 | 9.34 | 9.36 | 9.37 | 9.39 | 9.40 | 9.42 | |||||||||||
| Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet | 8.69 | 8.53 | 8.36 | 8.20 | 8.04 | 7.87 | 7.71 | 7.54 | 7.38 | 7.22 | 7.05 | 6.89 | 6.72 | 6.56 | 6.40 | 6.23 | 6.07 | |||||||||||
| Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan | 9.52 | 9.51 | 9.51 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.49 | 9.49 | 9.48 | 9.48 | 9.47 | 9.47 | 9.46 | 9.46 | 9.45 | 9.45 | 9.44 | 9.44 | |||||||||||
| Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang | 7.57 | 7.66 | 7.74 | 7.83 | 7.92 | 8.00 | 8.09 | 8.17 | 8.26 | 8.35 | 8.43 | 8.52 | 8.60 | 8.69 | 8.78 | 8.86 | 8.95 | |||||||||||
| Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia | 9.02 | 8.95 | 8.88 | 8.81 | 8.74 | 8.67 | 8.60 | 8.53 | 8.46 | 8.38 | 8.31 | 8.24 | 8.17 | 8.10 | 8.03 | 7.96 | 7.89 | |||||||||||
| Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi | 8.18 | 8.18 | 8.17 | 8.17 | 8.17 | 8.16 | 8.16 | 8.15 | 8.15 | 8.15 | 8.14 | 8.14 | 8.13 | 8.13 | 8.13 | 8.12 | 8.12 | |||||||||||
| Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang | 9.04 | 9.03 | 9.01 | 8.99 | 8.97 | 8.95 | 8.94 | 8.92 | 8.90 | 8.88 | 8.86 | 8.85 | 8.83 | 8.81 | 8.79 | 8.77 | 8.76 | |||||||||||
| Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui | 9.00 | 8.93 | 8.86 | 8.79 | 8.72 | 8.65 | 8.58 | 8.51 | 8.44 | 8.36 | 8.29 | 8.22 | 8.15 | 8.08 | 8.01 | 7.94 | 7.87 | |||||||||||