China vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index

China
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
China rank
80th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
82nd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • China
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
00.250.50.751198320032024

How they compare

China currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

China ranks 80th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 82nd of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9472 GPIA 0.9812 GPIA 0.0341 GPIA MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.9737 GPIA 0.9743 GPIA 0.0006 GPIA MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.9634 GPIA 0.9783 GPIA 0.0148 GPIA MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.0015 GPIA China
2020s 1.02 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.0166 GPIA China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index, China or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
China, at 1.01 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index between China and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0 GPIA, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do China and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
China ranks 80th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 82nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,932 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release