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Literacy Rate Illiterate Population
93.3 % 70.6 millions
2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008
1. Adult Literacy Data

(1) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates and Literates, 1980-2010

source : UNESCO


(2) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates by Sex in 1995


source : UNESCO


(3) Adult Literacy Rate by Sex, 1980-2010

source : UNESCO


Latest Data Available : 1995
total adult literacy rate : 81.5%
female literate population : 318.6 millions
male literate population : 413.0 millions
note : 15 years and above
source : UNESCO


(4) Main Languages
main language(s) % of population used in school
1 ... ... ...

Total number of mother tongue(s) :



2. Primary Education Data

year
net enrolment ratio (%) 1996 100
enrolment (in thousands) 1996/97 136,150
% share of girls enrolment 1996/97 43.0
pupils reaching grade 5 (%) 1994 92.0
pupil - teacher ratio 1995 24 : 1

Years of Compulsory Education
9 years ( from 7 years old to 15 years old )

source : UNESCO



3. Pre-primary Education Data

year
gross enrolment ratio (%) 1995 29
enrolment (in thousands) 1996/97 26,663
% share of girls enrolment 1996/97 47.0
pupil-teacher ratio 1995 31 : 1

source : UNESCO



4. Basic Socio-Economic Indicators

year
1 GNP per capita (US$) 1997 860
2 agricultural productivity
per capita (US$)		 1997 115
3 total fertility rate (/woman) 1997 1.8
4 infant mortality rate
(age 1, /1,000)		 1997 38
5 under-5 mortality rate (/1,000) 1997 47
6 life expectancy at birth (yrs) 1997 70

source : 1 World Bank, 2 UN, 3-6 UNICEF



5. Public Education Expenditure

year
annual budget
for nonformal education		 ...
public expenditure on education as percentage of GNP (%) 1995 2.3
% share of nonformal education
in total education budget		 ...

source : UNESCO


6. Literacy Agencies
National literacy agency

7. Literacy Programmes

[Updated in July 1999]

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Literacy Rate Illiterate Population
95.1 % 585 thousands
source : National Bureau of Statistics of China
note : From 15 to 64 years old
1. Adult Literacy Data

(1) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates by Sex


(2) Adult Literacy Rate by Sex


(3) Main Languages
main language(s) % of population used in school
1 Chinese (Mandarin) 95.7 YES
2 other dialects
(not used publicly)		 4.3 No

Total number of mother tongue(s) :
 -

source : National Bureau of Statistics in China



2. Primary Education Data

year
net enrolment ratio (%) 2000 99.9
enrolment ...
% share of girls enrolment ...
pupils reaching grade 5 (%) 2000 99.5
pupil - teacher ratio ...

source :Sicuan Education Network



3. Pre-primary Education Data

year
gross enrolment ratio (%) 2000 48.9
enrolment (in thousands) ...

source :People's Daily



4. Social Indicators

year
1 total fertility rate (/woman) 1998 6.1
2 infant mortality rate
(age 1, /1,000)		 2001 5.4
3 under-5 mortality rate (/1,000) 2001 6.8
4 life expectancy at birth (yrs) 2001 74

source :National Bureau of Statistics of China



5. Public Expenditure on Education

year
annual budget
for nonformal education		 ...
% share of nonformal education
in total education budget		 ...

note : *NFE here includes Education for out-of-school children, adult literacy and continuing education.



6. Literacy Programmes

year
basic literacy
total number of registered learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
total number of certified learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
post-literacy
total number of registered learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
total number of certified learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...



7. Literacy Rate and Illiterate Population by District

District Name Literacy Rate (%) Illiterate Population
(in thousands)
1 ... ... ...



[Updated in November 2002]

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Literacy Rate Illiterate Population
81.8 % 645 thousands
source : National Bureau of Statistics of China
note : From 15 to 64 years old

1. Adult Literacy Data

(1) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates by Sex


(2) Adult Literacy Rate by Sex


(3) Main Languages
main language(s) % of population used in school
1 Chinese 54.5 YES
2 An'duo language ... sometimes
3 Kanba language ... sometimes
4 Mongol ... sometimes

Total number of mother tongue(s) :
 35

source : The State Administration of Radion Film and Television



2. Primary Education Data

year
net enrolment ratio (%) 2000 94.2
enrolment ...
% share of girls enrolment ...
pupils reaching grade 5 (%) 91.1
pupil - teacher ratio ...

source :Website for Education in Sichuan



3. Pre-primary Education Data

year
gross enrolment ratio (%) ...
enrolment (in thousands) ...



4. Social Indicators

year
1 total fertility rate (/woman) 2000 19.25
2 infant mortality rate
(age 1, /1,000)		 2000 84.9
3 under-5 mortality rate (/1,000) 1997 97.67
4 life expectancy at birth (yrs) 2000 65.6

source : National Bureau of Statistics of China
Qinghai News



5. Public Expenditure on Education

year
annual budget
for nonformal education		 ...
% share of nonformal education
in total education budget		 ...

note : *NFE here includes Education for out-of-school children, adult literacy and continuing education.



6. Literacy Programmes

year
basic literacy
total number of registered learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
total number of certified learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
post-literacy
total number of registered learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
total number of certified learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...



7. Literacy Rate and Illiterate Population by District

District Name Literacy Rate (%) Illiterate Population
(in thousands)
1 ... ... ...



[Updated in November 2002]

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Literacy Rate Illiterate Population
88.6 % 3,167 thousands
source : National Bureau of Statistics of China
note : From 15 to 64 years old

1. Adult Literacy Data

(1) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates by Sex


(2) Adult Literacy Rate by Sex


(3) Main Languages
main language(s) % of population used in school
1 Chinese (Mandarin) 66.6 YES
2 Other languages for ethnic groups 33.4 No

Total number of mother tongue(s) :
 26

source : National Bureau of Statistics of China



2. Primary Education Data

year
net enrolment ratio (%) 99.0
enrolment ...
% share of girls enrolment ...
pupils reaching grade 5 (%) ...
pupil - teacher ratio ...

source :Education in Sichuan



3. Pre-primary Education Data

year
gross enrolment ratio (%) ...
enrolment (in thousands) ...



4. Social Indicators

year
1 total fertility rate (/woman) 1997 20.82
2 infant mortality rate
(age 1, /1,000)		 2000 78.4
3 under-5 mortality rate (/1,000) ... ...
4 life expectancy at birth (yrs) 1995 66.4

source : National Bureau of Statistics of China
information center of the children
China development gateway



5. Public Expenditure on Education

year
annual budget
for nonformal education		 ...
% share of nonformal education
in total education budget		 ...

note : *NFE here includes Education for out-of-school children, adult literacy and continuing education.



6. Literacy Programmes

year
basic literacy
total number of registered learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
total number of certified learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
post-literacy
total number of registered learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...
total number of certified learners (in thousands) ... ...
% share of women ... ...



7. Literacy Rate and Illiterate Population by District

District Name Literacy Rate (%) Illiterate Population
(in thousands)
1 ... ... ...



[Updated in November 2002]

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