School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.4 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of), 1976–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 13.4 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 13.4 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.06 years, in 1980.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 110th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.65 years | 7.36 years | 7.92 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.06 years | 7.06 years | 7.06 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.13 years | 8.13 years | 8.13 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.39 years | 11.86 years | 12.94 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.23 years | 13.06 years | 13.4 years | 3 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 13.4 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 years in 1980.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 110th out of 178 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release