China (People’s Republic of) vs India: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 11.07 million number against 8.14 million number in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 2.93 million number.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.42 million number | 8.13 million number | 4.29 million number | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1980s | 10.38 million number | 9.84 million number | 532,953 number | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 11.65 million number | 11.38 million number | 273,451 number | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 8.22 million number | 11.89 million number | 3.67 million number | India |
| 2010s | 7.83 million number | 11.91 million number | 4.08 million number | India |
| 2020s | 8.14 million number | 11.07 million number | 2.93 million number | India |
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 India?
- India, at 11.07 million number against 8.14 million number in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry age between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
- 2.93 million number, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st 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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About this data
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/