Brazil vs China: School age population, early childhood education, female

Brazil
8.39 million number
in 2011
China
24.41 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
5th
China rank
2nd

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • Brazil
  • China
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M199720082019

How they compare

China currently reports 24.41 million number against 8.39 million number in Brazil, a difference of 16.02 million number.

That makes China's figure about 2.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
1990s 4.59 million number 25.15 million number 20.56 million number China
2000s 6.28 million number 23.80 million number 17.52 million number China
2010s 8.39 million number 22.96 million number 14.57 million number China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, Brazil or China?
China, at 24.41 million number against 8.39 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between Brazil and China?
16.02 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, 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
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/