School life expectancy, secondary, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.62 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in China (People’s Republic of), 1976–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 5.62 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2012. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 5.62 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.45 years, in 1984.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 111th out of 207 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 | 2.34 years | 1.87 years | 2.72 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.7 years | 1.45 years | 2.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 years | 1.97 years | 3.08 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.53 years | 3.61 years | 5.42 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.57 years | 5.49 years | 5.62 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 108 India 5.69 years compare
- 109 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.67 years compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 5.67 years compare
- 112 Bermuda 5.6 years compare
- 113 Macau (China) 5.58 years compare
- 114 Gibraltar 5.57 years compare
More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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 6.74 million (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 5.62 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 years in 1984.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 111th out of 207 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release