China vs Early-demographic dividend: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

China
151.90 million number
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend
557.70 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M600.0M199720082019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 557.70 million number against 151.90 million number in China, a difference of 405.81 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.7 times China's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 186 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 218.48 million number 231.35 million number 12.87 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 187.67 million number 306.04 million number 118.36 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 151.78 million number 542.22 million number 390.45 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 557.70 million number against 151.90 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between China and Early-demographic dividend?
405.81 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.