China, People's Republic of vs India: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

China, People's Republic of
24.80 million number
in 2019
India
22.55 million number
in 2019
China, People's Republic of rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • China, People's Republic of
  • India
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197119952019

How they compare

China, People's Republic of currently reports 24.80 million number against 22.55 million number in India, a difference of 2.24 million number.

That makes China, People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, China, People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

China, People's Republic of ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 196 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, People's Republic of India Difference Ahead
1980s 8.13 million number 672,982 number 7.46 million number China, People's Republic of
1990s 12.63 million number 971,979 number 11.66 million number China, People's Republic of
2010s 24.30 million number 22.40 million number 1.90 million number China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, China, People's Republic of or India?
China, People's Republic of, at 24.80 million number against 22.55 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between China, People's Republic of and India?
2.24 million number, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and India?
17 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2019.
How do China, People's Republic of and India rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
China, People's Republic of ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.