Population of compulsory school age, male in China

China: Population of compulsory school age, male was 81.64 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
81.64 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
114.69 million number
in 2000
All-time low
80.36 million number
in 2015
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in China, 1998–2019

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M1998200820191998: 111.7M number1999: 114.0M number2000: 114.7M number2001: 113.5M number2002: 110.8M number2003: 107.2M number2004: 97.5M number2005: 93.3M number2006: 90.0M number2007: 87.3M number2008: 85.5M number2009: 84.2M number2010: 83.2M number2011: 82.2M number2012: 81.4M number2013: 80.8M number2014: 80.5M number2015: 80.4M number2016: 80.5M number2017: 80.8M number2018: 81.2M number2019: 81.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in China stood at 81.64 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in China peaked at 114.69 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.36 million number, in 2015.

That places China 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 112.89 million number 111.75 million number 114.04 million number 2
2000s 98.42 million number 84.24 million number 114.69 million number 10
2010s 81.26 million number 80.36 million number 83.23 million number 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 105.36 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 29.24 million number compare
  3. 4 United States 25.37 million number compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 23.95 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in China?
Population of compulsory school age, male in China was 81.64 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 114.69 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 80.36 million number in 2015.
How does China rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
China ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.