Changing patterns of education, marriage and fertility in Chinese adolescents: a systematic synthesis of national and subnational population data from 1990 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Secondary education, and early marriage and childbirth are major determinants of health and wellbeing. We aimed to describe the long-term trends and inequalities of these three indicators in Chinese adolescents over three decades of dramatic social and economic change.

Methods

Using data from Chinese population censuses and 1% population sample surveys from 1990 to 2020 (the most recent survey), we calculated the senior secondary school participation rate in 20-24-year-olds, the ever-married rate in 15-19-year-olds, and the age-specific fertility rate in 15-19 year-old females, by urban-rural location and province.

Findings

In urban areas, the secondary school participation rate substantially increased, from 34.7% in 1990 to 82.4% in 2020 for females and fr

SUBMITTER: Luo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12589909 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature