School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.4 years in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of), 1976–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of) is 12.4 years, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 12.4 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.23 years, in 1980.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 112th out of 175 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7 years | 7.47 years | 7.92 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.23 years | 7.23 years | 7.23 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.28 years | 8.28 years | 8.28 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.81 years | 11.31 years | 12.27 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.4 years | 12.4 years | 12.4 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 109 Paraguay 12.53 years compare
- 110 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 12.53 years compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 12.47 years compare
- 113 Bangladesh 12.39 years compare
- 114 Samoa 12.38 years compare
- 115 Uzbekistan, Republic of 12.38 years compare
More gender data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 12.4 years in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.23 years in 1980.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 112th out of 175 countries with data for 2010.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.