School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in China
China: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9254 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
39
1984–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China 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 peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9254 GPIA, in 1985.
That places China 80th out of 205 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.9656 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.9254 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9506 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9644 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9438 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9409 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9358 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9814 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9666 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9713 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9746 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9745 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9796 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9779 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9886 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9872 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9788 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9608 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9618 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9605 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9527 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9515 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9573 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9782 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in China 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9254 GPIA in 1985.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 80th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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February 2026 Data Release