School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in China
China: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.67 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in China, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
China recorded 2.67 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in China peaked at 2.67 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5899 years, in 1984.
That places China 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7971 years | 0.5899 years | 0.9258 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.04 years | 0.8689 years | 1.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 years | 1.21 years | 1.54 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.26 years | 1.65 years | 2.67 years | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in China?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in China was 2.67 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5899 years in 1984.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- China ranks 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.