School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 1.14 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3318 GPIA, in 1980.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 119th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4629 GPIA | 0.3322 GPIA | 0.5326 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.3318 GPIA | 0.3318 GPIA | 0.3318 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5252 GPIA | 0.5252 GPIA | 0.5252 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9522 GPIA | 0.8322 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 116 Mexico 1.14 GPIA compare
- 117 Saudi Arabia 1.14 GPIA compare
- 118 Belarus, Republic of 1.14 GPIA compare
- 120 Colombia 1.13 GPIA compare
- 121 Switzerland 1.12 GPIA compare
- 122 Libya 1.12 GPIA compare
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3318 GPIA in 1980.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release