School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in China
China: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.14 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
China 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 peaked at 1.2 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3318 GPI, in 1980.
That places China 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 (GPI) in China, 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +58.3% | 0.3318 GPI | 0.5252 GPI |
| 2003 | +58.5% | 0.5252 GPI | 0.8322 GPI |
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
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in China 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3318 GPI in 1980.
- How does China rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- China ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.