School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in China
China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.996 GPI in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in China, 1976–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
China recorded 0.996 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in China peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8028 GPI, in 1980.
China ranks 125th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in China, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.8107 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.8154 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8208 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8084 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8028 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8897 GPI | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9857 GPI | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9904 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9975 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.996 GPI | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8138 GPI | 0.8084 GPI | 0.8208 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8028 GPI | 0.8028 GPI | 0.8028 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8897 GPI | 0.8897 GPI | 0.8897 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9949 GPI | 0.9857 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.996 GPI | 0.996 GPI | 0.996 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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, gender parity index in China?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in China was 0.996 GPI in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8028 GPI in 1980.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- China ranks 125th out of 175 countries with data for 2010.
- 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, 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.