School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male was 0.0583 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in China (People’s Republic of), 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 0.0583 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 0.0808 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.032 years, in 2001.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 82nd out of 125 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0533 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.0465 years | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.032 years | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0808 years | +152.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0808 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0682 years | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0569 years | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0523 years | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0583 years | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0533 years | 0.0533 years | 0.0533 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0392 years | 0.032 years | 0.0465 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0717 years | 0.0569 years | 0.0808 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0553 years | 0.0523 years | 0.0583 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 79 Burkina Faso 0.0675 years compare
- 80 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0671 years compare
- 81 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0611 years compare
- 83 Monaco 0.0553 years compare
- 84 Portugal 0.0534 years compare
- 85 Cameroon 0.0528 years 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.0583 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0808 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.032 years in 2001.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 82nd out of 125 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release