School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in China

China: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind was 1.07 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.07 GPI
Change on year
up 48.2%
World rank
50th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 2000
All-time low
0.6982 GPI
in 2014
Years of data
7
1999–2019

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in China, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2014: 0.698 GPI2015: 0.709 GPI2016: 0.725 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

China recorded 1.07 GPI for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in 2019.

The figure is up 48.2% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in China peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6982 GPI, in 2014.

That places China 50th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1
2000s 1.07 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.08 GPI 2
2010s 0.8016 GPI 0.6982 GPI 1.07 GPI 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 47 New Zealand 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 48 Puerto Rico 1.12 GPI compare
  3. 49 Belgium 1.09 GPI compare
  4. 51 Philippines 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 52 Tanzania 0.9915 GPI compare
  6. 53 Kazakhstan 0.9749 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in China?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in China was 1.07 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2000.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6982 GPI in 2014.
How does China rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind?
China ranks 50th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
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.