School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.43 years in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of), 1970–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2010, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 12.43 years. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 12.43 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.46 years, in 1970.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 109th out of 183 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 to tertiary, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.46 years | — |
| 1973 | 7.82 years | +21.0% |
| 1974 | 7.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 8.03 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 8.36 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 8.72 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 8.8 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 8.5 years | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 8.14 years | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 7.99 years | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 7.46 years | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 7.82 years | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 8.18 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 8.36 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 8.55 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 8.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 8.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 8.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 8.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8.95 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 9.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.88 years | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4 years | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 11.72 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.99 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.23 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.43 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.07 years | 6.46 years | 8.8 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.14 years | 7.46 years | 8.61 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.86 years | 8.63 years | 9.12 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.45 years | 9.88 years | 12.23 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.43 years | 12.43 years | 12.43 years | 1 |
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More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in China (People’s Republic of) was 12.43 years in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.43 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 years in 1970.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 109th out of 183 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.