School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in China (People’s Republic of), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 2.95 years. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 2.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5747 years, in 1984.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7106 years | 0.5747 years | 0.8178 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.04 years | 0.797 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 years | 1.16 years | 1.51 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.2 years | 1.61 years | 2.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 years | 2.64 years | 2.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 28 Hong Kong (China) 3.03 years compare
- 29 Guadeloupe 3.02 years compare
- 30 Portugal 2.97 years compare
- 32 Tuvalu 2.95 years compare
- 33 New Caledonia 2.95 years compare
- 34 San Marino 2.94 years compare
More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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 6.74 million (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 2.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5747 years in 1984.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release