School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in China
China: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in China, 1995–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in China stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in China peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9345 GPIA, in 1995.
China ranks 50th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9345 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.949 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9631 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9999 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.998 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9489 GPIA | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.9631 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 GPIA compare
- 48 East Timor 1.02 GPIA compare
- 49 Sri Lanka 1.02 GPIA compare
- 51 Ukraine 1.01 GPIA compare
- 52 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA
- 53 Cayman Islands 1.01 GPIA compare
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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in China?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in China was 1.01 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9345 GPIA in 1995.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- China ranks 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release