China vs Early-demographic dividend: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

China
17.42 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend
62.93 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 62.93 million number against 17.42 million number in China, a difference of 45.51 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.6 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 202 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 25.46 million number 39.87 million number 14.40 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 21.41 million number 49.26 million number 27.85 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 24.17 million number 57.84 million number 33.67 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 17.56 million number 60.60 million number 43.04 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 16.93 million number 62.60 million number 45.68 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 62.93 million number against 17.42 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between China and Early-demographic dividend?
45.51 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/