China vs Early-demographic dividend: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

China
9.14 million number
in 2018
Early-demographic dividend
174.75 million number
in 2019
China rank
6th
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197519972019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 174.75 million number against 9.14 million number in China, a difference of 165.61 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 19.1 times China's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 6th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 87 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 72.74 million number 185.02 million number 112.28 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 55.82 million number 197.43 million number 141.61 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 24.06 million number 185.89 million number 161.83 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 11.71 million number 177.83 million number 166.12 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 174.75 million number against 9.14 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between China and Early-demographic dividend?
165.61 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
China ranks 6th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,271 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.