School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of), 1976–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2012.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6688 GPIA, in 1982.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 85th out of 213 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7187 GPIA | 0.6767 GPIA | 0.748 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7028 GPIA | 0.6688 GPIA | 0.7404 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8113 GPIA | 0.7337 GPIA | 0.8853 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.9434 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.03 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6688 GPIA in 1982.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 85th out of 213 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release