School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.14 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of), 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 1.14 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.2 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3318 GPI, in 1980.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.4637 GPI | — |
| 1975 | 0.5326 GPI | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5059 GPI | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5155 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4277 GPI | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3322 GPI | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3318 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5252 GPI | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8322 GPI | +58.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8934 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9142 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9589 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9962 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.18 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4629 GPI | 0.3322 GPI | 0.5326 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.3318 GPI | 0.3318 GPI | 0.3318 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5252 GPI | 0.5252 GPI | 0.5252 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.956 GPI | 0.8322 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 114 Syrian Arab Republic 1.15 GPI compare
- 115 Uzbekistan 1.14 GPI compare
- 116 Belarus 1.14 GPI compare
- 118 Switzerland 1.12 GPI compare
- 119 Libya 1.12 GPI compare
- 120 Bhutan 1.11 GPI compare
More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.14 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3318 GPI in 1980.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.