School age population, early childhood education, female in China, People's Republic of

China, People's Republic of: School age population, early childhood education, female was 24.41 million number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
24.41 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
46.40 million number
in 1997
All-time low
22.85 million number
in 2009
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in China, People's Republic of, 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1997200820191997: 46.4M number1998: 29.2M number1999: 25.2M number2000: 24.3M number2001: 23.5M number2002: 23.6M number2003: 24.3M number2004: 25.1M number2005: 24.4M number2006: 23.9M number2007: 23.5M number2008: 23.2M number2009: 22.9M number2010: 22.9M number2011: 23.0M number2012: 23.1M number2013: 23.4M number2014: 23.6M number2015: 23.8M number2016: 24.0M number2017: 24.2M number2018: 24.3M number2019: 24.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in China, People's Republic of is 24.41 million number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in China, People's Republic of peaked at 46.40 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.85 million number, in 2009.

China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.60 million number 25.15 million number 46.40 million number 3
2000s 23.86 million number 22.85 million number 25.12 million number 10
2010s 23.67 million number 22.91 million number 24.41 million number 10

Countries ranked near China, People's Republic of

  1. 1 India 33.24 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 15.66 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 14.32 million number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 8.39 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in China, People's Republic of?
School age population, early childhood education, female in China, People's Republic of was 24.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in China, People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 46.40 million number in 1997.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in China, People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 22.85 million number in 2009.
How does China, People's Republic of rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/