School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in China
China: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.29 years in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in China, 1970–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2010, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in China stood at 5.29 years. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in China peaked at 5.29 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1 years, in 1970.
China ranks 106th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.48 years | +34.9% |
| 1972 | 1.79 years | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 2.04 years | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 1.91 years | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.94 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.26 years | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 2.86 years | +27.0% |
| 1978 | 3.24 years | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 2.99 years | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 2.59 years | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 2.34 years | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 1.99 years | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 1.82 years | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.78 years | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.86 years | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.96 years | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.08 years | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 2.17 years | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 2.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.34 years | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.53 years | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7 years | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 2.8 years | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 3.02 years | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 3.29 years | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 3.45 years | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.62 years | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 3.83 years | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 3.59 years | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.67 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.35 years | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 4.65 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 4.91 years | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 5.13 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.29 years | +3.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 5.29 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6 years, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 5.29 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.31 years, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +34.9% | 1.1 years | 1.48 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.16 years | 1.1 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.08 years | 1.78 years | 2.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 years | 2.2 years | 3.62 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.23 years | 3.59 years | 5.13 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.29 years | 5.29 years | 5.29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in China?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in China was 5.29 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 years in 1970.
- How does China rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- China ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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, secondary, both sexes (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.