China vs Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

China
1.01 GPI
in 2019
Malaysia
1.01 GPI
in 2017
China rank
38th
Malaysia rank
36th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • China
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in China, a difference of 0 GPI.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 197 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8167 GPI 0.9709 GPI 0.1542 GPI Malaysia
1980s 0.8508 GPI 0.9935 GPI 0.1427 GPI Malaysia
1990s 0.9333 GPI 0.9995 GPI 0.0663 GPI Malaysia
2000s 0.9872 GPI 1 GPI 0.0176 GPI Malaysia
2010s 0.9963 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0134 GPI Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, China or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in China as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between China and Malaysia?
0 GPI, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do China and Malaysia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
China ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.