School life expectancy, primary, male in China (People's Republic of)
China (People's Republic of): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.93 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in China (People's Republic of), 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in China (People's Republic of) stood at 5.93 years.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in China (People's Republic of) peaked at 7.03 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5.5 years, in 1998.
That places China (People's Republic of) 98th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.09 years | 5.9 years | 6.29 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.5 years | 5.84 years | 7.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.88 years | 5.5 years | 6.46 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.19 years | 5.91 years | 6.3 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.98 years | 5.82 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.93 years | 5.91 years | 5.97 years | 5 |
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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, male in China (People's Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in China (People's Republic of) was 5.93 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 years in 1998.
- How does China (People's Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- China (People's Republic of) ranks 98th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in China (People's Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release