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
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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About this data
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.