School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in China
China: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9966 GPI in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in China, 1976–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
China recorded 0.9966 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2010.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in China peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6652 GPI, in 1982.
China ranks 115th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in China, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6831 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.7152 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7528 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7436 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7194 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6796 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6652 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6715 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6799 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6965 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6948 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7271 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7334 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.743 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7368 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7509 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7736 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7878 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8306 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8529 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8742 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8796 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9347 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9429 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9904 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9994 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9966 GPI | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7237 GPI | 0.6831 GPI | 0.7528 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.701 GPI | 0.6652 GPI | 0.743 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8108 GPI | 0.7368 GPI | 0.8796 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9844 GPI | 0.9347 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9966 GPI | 0.9966 GPI | 0.9966 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
- 112 Kazakhstan 1 GPI compare
- 113 France 1 GPI compare
- 114 Luxembourg 0.998 GPI compare
- 116 Macau, China 0.9965 GPI compare
- 117 Hungary 0.9949 GPI compare
- 118 Eswatini 0.9946 GPI compare
More education data for China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in China?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in China was 0.9966 GPI in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6652 GPI in 1982.
- How does China rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- China ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.