China vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, female
China
6.05 years
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
5.81 years
in 2024
China rank
84th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
83rd
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- China
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
China currently reports 6.05 years against 5.81 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.24 years.
Across all 45 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 84th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 years | 4.88 years | 0.2237 years | China |
| 1980s | 5.55 years | 5.28 years | 0.2681 years | China |
| 1990s | 5.57 years | 5.35 years | 0.2171 years | China |
| 2000s | 6.26 years | 5.64 years | 0.6136 years | China |
| 2010s | 6.05 years | 5.86 years | 0.1888 years | China |
| 2020s | 6.03 years | 5.81 years | 0.2253 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, China or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- China, at 6.05 years against 5.81 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.24 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- China ranks 84th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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