School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in China
China: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.989 GPI in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in China, 1976–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
China recorded 0.989 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2010.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in China peaked at 1 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.782 GPI, in 1983.
That places China 123rd out of 193 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in China, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.8119 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.8167 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8228 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.812 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8072 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7929 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7826 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.782 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.788 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7947 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8178 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8391 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8416 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8527 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8561 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8651 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8761 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8805 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.899 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.911 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9231 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9299 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9665 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9909 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9928 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9969 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.989 GPI | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8158 GPI | 0.8119 GPI | 0.8228 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8098 GPI | 0.782 GPI | 0.8527 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8926 GPI | 0.8561 GPI | 0.9299 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9899 GPI | 0.9665 GPI | 1 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.989 GPI | 0.989 GPI | 0.989 GPI | 1 |
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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, gender parity index in China?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in China was 0.989 GPI in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.782 GPI in 1983.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- China ranks 123rd out of 193 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.