What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between China and Indonesia?

18.00 million number, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?

18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Indonesia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

China

25.03 million number

in 2019

Indonesia

7.02 million number

in 2018

China rank

2nd

Indonesia rank

3rd

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

China
Indonesia

How they compare

China currently reports 25.03 million number against 7.02 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 18.00 million number.

That makes China's figure about 3.6 times Indonesia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 192 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.74 million number	4.53 million number	22.21 million number	China
2000s	32.46 million number	5.26 million number	27.20 million number	China
2010s	25.27 million number	6.47 million number	18.80 million number	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, China or Indonesia?: China, at 25.03 million number against 7.02 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between China and Indonesia?: 18.00 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.