What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between China and United States?

56.26 million number, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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 vs United States: Population of compulsory school age, male

China

81.64 million number

in 2019

United States

25.37 million number

in 2018

China rank

2nd

United States rank

4th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

China
United States

How they compare

China currently reports 81.64 million number against 25.37 million number in United States, a difference of 56.26 million number.

That makes China's figure about 3.2 times United States's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	112.89 million number	24.44 million number	88.45 million number	China
2000s	98.42 million number	25.41 million number	73.01 million number	China
2010s	81.22 million number	25.40 million number	55.81 million number	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, China or United States?: China, at 81.64 million number against 25.37 million number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between China and United States?: 56.26 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do China and United States rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th 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: 21 August 2026

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