China vs India: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

China
21.77 million number
in 2019
India
21.34 million number
in 2019
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • China
  • India
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197119952019

How they compare

China currently reports 21.77 million number against 21.34 million number in India, a difference of 424,500 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1984 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1980s 7.21 million number 557,161 number 6.65 million number China
1990s 11.14 million number 820,568 number 10.32 million number China
2010s 21.27 million number 21.33 million number 56,667 number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, China or India?
China, at 21.77 million number against 21.34 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between China and India?
424,500 number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
17 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2019.
How do China and India rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. 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.