School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in China
China: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in China, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
China recorded 1.11 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2021.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in China peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7115 GPIA, in 2014.
That places China 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7115 GPIA | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7237 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7423 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +46.7% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8166 GPIA | 0.7115 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in China?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in China was 1.11 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7115 GPIA in 2014.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- China ranks 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release