China vs Middle income: School age population, early childhood education, female

China
24.41 million number
in 2019
Middle income
175.57 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Middle income rank
3rd

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • China
  • Middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199620072019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 175.57 million number against 24.41 million number in China, a difference of 151.16 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 7.2 times China's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 33.60 million number 160.30 million number 126.70 million number Middle income
2000s 23.86 million number 151.73 million number 127.87 million number Middle income
2010s 23.67 million number 167.45 million number 143.78 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 175.57 million number against 24.41 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between China and Middle income?
151.16 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd 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/