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

266.27 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, female (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, female

China

70.26 million number

in 2019

IBRD only

336.53 million number

in 2019

China rank

2nd

IBRD only rank

5th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

China
IBRD only

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 336.53 million number against 70.26 million number in China, a difference of 266.27 million number.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 4.8 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	105.59 million number	224.22 million number	118.63 million number	IBRD only
2000s	89.25 million number	238.10 million number	148.85 million number	IBRD only
2010s	70.52 million number	327.28 million number	256.76 million number	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, China or IBRD only?: IBRD only, at 336.53 million number against 70.26 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between China and IBRD only?: 266.27 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, female?: 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.