This statistic shows a breakdown of migrant workers in China from 2014 to 2021, by level of education. In 2021, about 29.6 percent of Chinese migrant laborers had at least a high school diploma.
Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2014 to 2021, by level of education
The data have been collected through a survey that covered around 226,000 rural workers from 31 provinces, 1,587 districts and 8,488 villages. Migrant laborers are defined as being people who leave their place of origin for a period longer than six months in order to find work elsewhere. They either stay in their home province or go to another in search of a job.
Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (April 29, 2022). Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2014 to 2021, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234589/migrant-laborers-in-china-by-level-of-education/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2014 to 2021, by level of education." Chart. April 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234589/migrant-laborers-in-china-by-level-of-education/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2022). Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2014 to 2021, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234589/migrant-laborers-in-china-by-level-of-education/
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