China vs UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
China
11.83 years
in 2012
UNESCO: Sids
11.03 years
in 2024
China rank
90th
UNESCO: Sids rank
87th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- China
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
China currently reports 11.83 years against 11.03 years in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 0.8 years.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
China ranks 90th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 87th of 208 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and UNESCO: Sids in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.63 years | 8.81 years | 1.18 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 7.24 years | 8.96 years | 1.71 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 8.1 years | 9.25 years | 1.15 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 10.94 years | 9.78 years | 1.17 years | China |
| 2010s | 11.78 years | 10.58 years | 1.2 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, China or UNESCO: Sids?
- China, at 11.83 years against 11.03 years in UNESCO: Sids as of 2012.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between China and UNESCO: Sids?
- 0.8 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and UNESCO: Sids?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
- How do China and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- China ranks 90th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 87th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). 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