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

China
8.14 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend
30.44 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th

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 30.44 million number against 8.14 million number in China, a difference of 22.30 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.7 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 5th 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 12.42 million number 19.48 million number 7.06 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 10.38 million number 24.00 million number 13.62 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 11.65 million number 28.02 million number 16.37 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 8.22 million number 29.21 million number 20.98 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 7.83 million number 30.23 million number 22.39 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 30.44 million number against 8.14 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?
22.30 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 5th 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, female (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, female (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

Female 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/