China vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

China
1.01 GPIA
in 2012
UIS: North America and Western Europe
0.9996 GPIA
in 2024
China rank
50th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
51st

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • China
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
00.250.50.751199520092024

How they compare

China currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 0.9996 GPIA in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 0.0104 GPIA.

Across all 8 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 50th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 51st of 200 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 1.01 GPIA 0.9958 GPIA 0.0142 GPIA China
2010s 1.01 GPIA 0.9934 GPIA 0.0202 GPIA China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, China or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
China, at 1.01 GPIA against 0.9996 GPIA in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2012.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between China and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
0.0104 GPIA, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do China and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
China ranks 50th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 51st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release