School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in China
China: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in China, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
China 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 peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3318 GPIA, in 1980.
China ranks 121st of 191 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.4637 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.5326 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5059 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5155 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4277 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3322 GPIA | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3318 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5252 GPIA | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8322 GPIA | +58.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8934 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9142 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9514 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9867 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.14 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 90% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 1.14 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +58.5% | 0.5252 GPIA | 0.8322 GPIA |
| 1994 | +58.3% | 0.3318 GPIA | 0.5252 GPIA |
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
More education data for China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in China?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in China 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3318 GPIA in 1980.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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February 2026 Data Release