China (People’s Republic of) vs IBRD only: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age

China (People’s Republic of)
17.42 million number
in 2020
IBRD only
76.29 million number
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
IBRD only rank
4th

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

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • IBRD only
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How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 76.29 million number against 17.42 million number in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 58.87 million number.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 4.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and IBRD only ranks 4th of 202 countries.

IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) IBRD only Difference Ahead
1970s 25.46 million number 69.83 million number 44.36 million number IBRD only
1980s 21.41 million number 74.00 million number 52.59 million number IBRD only
1990s 24.17 million number 82.94 million number 58.77 million number IBRD only
2000s 17.56 million number 74.89 million number 57.34 million number IBRD only
2010s 16.93 million number 75.27 million number 58.35 million number IBRD only

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 age, China (People’s Republic of) or IBRD only?
IBRD only, at 76.29 million number against 17.42 million number in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry age between China (People’s Republic of) and IBRD only?
58.87 million number, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and IBRD only?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and IBRD only rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and IBRD only ranks 4th 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/