School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in China
China: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.22 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in China, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in China is 1.22 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in China peaked at 1.22 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.336 GPI, in 1980.
China ranks 82nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in China, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.4697 GPI | — |
| 1975 | 0.5387 GPI | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5114 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5211 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4327 GPI | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3361 GPI | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.336 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5277 GPI | +57.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8266 GPI | +56.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8852 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9032 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9354 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9668 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPI | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.22 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 1.22 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3 GPI, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +57.1% | 0.336 GPI | 0.5277 GPI |
| 2003 | +56.6% | 0.5277 GPI | 0.8266 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4683 GPI | 0.3361 GPI | 0.5387 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.336 GPI | 0.336 GPI | 0.336 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5277 GPI | 0.5277 GPI | 0.5277 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9371 GPI | 0.8266 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in China?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in China was 1.22 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.336 GPI in 1980.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- China ranks 82nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.