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)
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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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and 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
429 places, 15,510 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release