Gender Structure of Chinese Internet Users 60% 53.6% 52.4% 46.4% 47.6% 40% male female 2015 2016 Source： Statistical Survey on Internet Development in China 2016.12 Figure 42 Gender Structure of Chinese Internet Users (II) Age Structure An overwhelming majority of Chinese netizens were aged 10-39. Up to December 2016, of Chinese Internet users, 73.7% aged 10-39, and 30.3% aged 20-29, the largest part; 20.2% aged 10-19 and 23.2% aged 30-39, representing a slight fall from the end of 2015. Compared with the end of 2015, the percentage of those under 10 and of those above 40 both rose, indicating that the Internet is continuing to penetrate into these two age groups. Age Structure of Chinese Internet Users 40% 29.9% 30.3% 30% 23.8% 21.4%20.2% 23.2% 20% 13.1% 13.7% 10% 5.3% 3.9% 2.7% 3.2% 5.4% 4.0% 0% 10 and 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60 and below above 2015 2016 Source： Statistical Survey on Internet Development in China 2016.12 Figure 43 Age Structure of Chinese Internet Users (III) Education Structure Most netizens of China were those with a secondary education level. Up to December 2016, 46 netizens with the education level of junior high school constituted 37.3% of the Chinese netizen The 39th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China