School life expectancy, tertiary, male in China (People's Republic of)
China (People's Republic of): School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 3.56 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in China (People's Republic of), 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in China (People's Republic of) is 3.56 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in China (People's Republic of) peaked at 3.56 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0221 years, in 1974.
China (People's Republic of) ranks 23rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 0.0419 years | 0.0221 years | 0.075 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0952 years | 0.0952 years | 0.0952 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2452 years | 0.2452 years | 0.2452 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 0.7898 years | 1.13 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.89 years | 1.21 years | 2.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 years | 2.76 years | 3.56 years | 5 |
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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, tertiary, male in China (People's Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in China (People's Republic of) was 3.56 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0221 years in 1974.
- How does China (People's Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- China (People's Republic of) ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in China (People's Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release