China vs India: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index
China
1.03 GPIA
in 2012
India
1.03 GPIA
in 2025
China rank
85th
India rank
83rd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.03 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in China, a difference of 0 GPIA.
Across all 26 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 85th and India ranks 83rd of 213 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7114 GPIA | 0.4696 GPIA | 0.2418 GPIA | China |
| 1980s | 0.703 GPIA | 0.527 GPIA | 0.176 GPIA | China |
| 1990s | 0.8474 GPIA | 0.6481 GPIA | 0.1993 GPIA | China |
| 2000s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.8349 GPIA | 0.165 GPIA | China |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9318 GPIA | 0.0896 GPIA | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, China or India?
- India, at 1.03 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between China and India?
- 0 GPIA, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
- How do China and India rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 85th and India ranks 83rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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