What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between China, People's Republic of and IBRD only?

284.93 million number, with IBRD only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China, People's Republic of vs IBRD only: Population of compulsory school age, male

China, People's Republic of

81.64 million number

in 2019

IBRD only

366.57 million number

in 2019

China, People's Republic of rank

2nd

IBRD only rank

5th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

China, People's Republic of
IBRD only

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 366.57 million number against 81.64 million number in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 284.93 million number.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 4.5 times China, People's Republic of's.

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

China, People's Republic of 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, People's Republic of	IBRD only	Difference	Ahead
1990s	112.89 million number	236.03 million number	123.14 million number	IBRD only
2000s	98.42 million number	254.10 million number	155.67 million number	IBRD only
2010s	81.26 million number	356.98 million number	275.73 million number	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, China, People's Republic of or IBRD only?: IBRD only, at 366.57 million number against 81.64 million number in China, People's Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between China, People's Republic of and IBRD only?: 284.93 million number, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and IBRD only?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do China, People's Republic of and IBRD only rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: China, People's Republic of 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, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.