Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China
China: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China stood at 1.02 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China peaked at 1.02 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8411 index, in 1981.
China ranks 66th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.866 index | 0.8411 index | 0.8936 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9348 index | 0.9013 index | 0.9633 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9822 index | 0.9659 index | 0.9991 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in China was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8411 index in 1981.
- How does China rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 66th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.