School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7242 GPIA, in 1974.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 31st out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8383 GPIA | 0.7242 GPIA | 0.8795 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.852 GPIA | 0.8199 GPIA | 0.892 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.948 GPIA | 0.8999 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 28 Malawi 1.02 GPIA compare
- 29 Cayman Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.02 GPIA compare
- 33 Ukraine 1.02 GPIA compare
- 34 Burundi 1.02 GPIA 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7242 GPIA in 1974.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 31st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, 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