China vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity
China
1.02 GPIA
in 2012
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
0.9991 GPIA
in 2024
China rank
70th
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
72nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity over time
- China
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
How they compare
China currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 0.9991 GPIA in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 0.0209 GPIA.
Across all 30 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 70th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 72nd of 208 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8191 GPIA | 0.7707 GPIA | 0.0484 GPIA | China |
| 1980s | 0.8115 GPIA | 0.7858 GPIA | 0.0257 GPIA | China |
| 1990s | 0.8977 GPIA | 0.8172 GPIA | 0.0805 GPIA | China |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9217 GPIA | 0.0898 GPIA | China |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.958 GPIA | 0.0545 GPIA | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity, China or ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- China, at 1.02 GPIA against 0.9991 GPIA in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2012.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity between China and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 0.0209 GPIA, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
- How do China and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- China ranks 70th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 72nd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release