Definition: refers to the average of the total years of academic education (including general education and adult academic education, excluding various non-academic training) in a certain age group. General education includes: ordinary primary school, junior high school, senior high school, vocational junior high school, vocational senior high school, secondary specialized school, technical school, junior college, undergraduate, master and doctor.

Interpretation of indicators: This indicator is one of the important indicators reflecting the education level of the labor force or the quality of the people in a country or region.

Calculation formula: per capita years of education = (sum of per capita years of education in a certain age group/total number of people in that age group) × 100% Statistical method: comprehensive survey and statistics and publisher: Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics Statistical Frequency: annual publication time: internal reference, not publicly released.

Education Index (English: Education Index) is one of the three components of human development index (life expectancy, education level and quality of life) published by the United Nations Development Programme in its Human Development Report every year.

Before 20 10, the education index was measured by the adult literacy rate (2/3 weight) and the comprehensive enrollment rate of primary schools, middle schools and universities (1/3 weight).

Since 20 10, the measurement standard of education index has been changed to the combination of average years of education and expected years of education.

The education index of People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC) in 20 17 was 0.644 (No.108).