School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China, People's Republic of
China, People's Republic of: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China, People's Republic of, 1984β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China, People's Republic of stood at 1.01 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China, People's Republic of peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9254 GPIA, in 1985.
That places China, People's Republic of 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9484 GPIA | 0.9254 GPIA | 0.9656 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.9358 GPIA | 0.9886 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9634 GPIA | 0.9515 GPIA | 0.9842 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9642 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China, People's Republic of?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China, People's Republic of was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9254 GPIA in 1985.
- How does China, People's Republic of rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- China, People's Republic of ranks 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release