How does China rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

China ranks 74th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in China

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in China
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

China: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0589 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.0589 years

Change on year

up 4.5%

World rank

74th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.0685 years

in 2014

All-time low

0.0289 years

in 2003

Years of data

1999–2019

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in China, 1999–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in China stood at 0.0589 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in China peaked at 0.0685 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 years, in 2003.

That places China 74th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0572 years	0.0572 years	0.0572 years	1
2000s	0.0387 years	0.0289 years	0.0523 years	4
2010s	0.0628 years	0.0564 years	0.0685 years	4

Countries ranked near China

71 Guyana 0.0635 years compare
72 Uganda 0.0633 years compare
73 Comoros 0.0594 years compare
75 Burkina Faso 0.0528 years compare
76 Slovenia 0.0476 years compare
77 Eritrea 0.0462 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in China?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in China was 0.0589 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0.0685 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 years in 2003.
How does China rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: China ranks 74th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.