What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between China and Middle income?

215.66 million number, with Middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?

40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Middle income: Enrolment in primary education, female

China

48.55 million number

in 2019

Middle income

264.21 million number

in 2019

China rank

2nd

Middle income rank

4th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

China
Middle income

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 264.21 million number against 48.55 million number in China, a difference of 215.66 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.4 times China's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 203 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	64.51 million number	168.54 million number	104.03 million number	Middle income
1980s	60.84 million number	196.76 million number	135.92 million number	Middle income
1990s	59.89 million number	228.58 million number	168.69 million number	Middle income
2000s	52.05 million number	252.26 million number	200.21 million number	Middle income
2010s	46.11 million number	263.14 million number	217.03 million number	Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, China or Middle income?: Middle income, at 264.21 million number against 48.55 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between China and Middle income?: 215.66 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.