School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in China
China: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in China, 1976–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
China recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in China peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8084 GPIA, in 1980.
That places China 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.8098 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.8185 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8254 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8143 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8084 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.895 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.817 GPIA | 0.8098 GPIA | 0.8254 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8084 GPIA | 0.8084 GPIA | 0.8084 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.895 GPIA | 0.895 GPIA | 0.895 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in China?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in China was 1.03 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8084 GPIA in 1980.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- China ranks 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release