School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in China
China: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in China, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in China stood at 1 GPI.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in China peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9228 GPI, in 1985.
That places China 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9433 GPI | 0.9228 GPI | 0.9641 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9532 GPI | 0.9235 GPI | 0.976 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9478 GPI | 0.9333 GPI | 0.974 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9948 GPI | 0.9533 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in China?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in China was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9228 GPI in 1985.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- China ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, pre-primary, 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.