School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in China
China: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in China, 1976–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
China recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in China peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7834 GPIA, in 1983.
China ranks 70th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.811 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.8198 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8274 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8182 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8137 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7984 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7851 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7834 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7886 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7952 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8197 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8418 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8491 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.851 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8618 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.875 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8824 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9052 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9216 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9372 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9469 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9879 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8191 GPIA | 0.811 GPIA | 0.8274 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8115 GPIA | 0.7834 GPIA | 0.8491 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8977 GPIA | 0.851 GPIA | 0.9469 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9879 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in China?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in China was 1.02 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7834 GPIA in 1983.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- China ranks 70th out of 208 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release