School life expectancy, tertiary, female in China
China: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.96 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in China, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
China recorded 2.96 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 158.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in China peaked at 2.96 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 years, in 1974.
That places China 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0188 years | 0.0107 years | 0.024 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.028 years | 0.028 years | 0.028 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1237 years | 0.1237 years | 0.1237 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9524 years | 0.6974 years | 1.14 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.16 years | 1.25 years | 2.96 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.01 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in China?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in China was 2.96 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 years in 1974.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- China ranks 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.