What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between China and IBRD only?

551.21 million number, with IBRD only ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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.

China vs IBRD only: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

China

151.90 million number

in 2019

IBRD only

703.10 million number

in 2019

China rank

2nd

IBRD only rank

5th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

China
IBRD only

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 703.10 million number against 151.90 million number in China, a difference of 551.21 million number.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 4.6 times China's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and IBRD only ranks 5th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	IBRD only	Difference	Ahead
1990s	218.48 million number	460.25 million number	241.77 million number	IBRD only
2000s	187.67 million number	492.19 million number	304.52 million number	IBRD only
2010s	151.78 million number	684.26 million number	532.48 million number	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, China or IBRD only?: IBRD only, at 703.10 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 IBRD only?: 551.21 million number, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and IBRD only?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do China and IBRD only rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: China ranks 2nd and IBRD only 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: 07 August 2026

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