Cayman Islands vs China: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Cayman Islands
1.02 index
in 2024
China
1.02 index
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
31st
China rank
33rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Cayman Islands
- China
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in China, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 31st and China ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 index | 0.8383 index | 0.2131 index | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 0.9565 index | 0.8542 index | 0.1022 index | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 0.9662 index | 1.01 index | 0.0451 index | China |
| 2010s | 0.9694 index | 1.01 index | 0.042 index | China |
| 2020s | 0.9905 index | 1.02 index | 0.027 index | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Cayman Islands or China?
- Cayman Islands, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Cayman Islands and China?
- 0 index, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and China?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Cayman Islands and China rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cayman Islands ranks 31st and China ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.