China vs India: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 11.23 million number against 8.11 million number in China, a difference of 3.12 million number.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.11 million number | 7.89 million number | 4.21 million number | China |
| 1980s | 10.68 million number | 9.58 million number | 1.10 million number | China |
| 1990s | 11.53 million number | 11.23 million number | 300,274 number | China |
| 2000s | 8.49 million number | 11.80 million number | 3.32 million number | India |
| 2010s | 7.79 million number | 11.96 million number | 4.17 million number | India |
| 2020s | 8.11 million number | 11.23 million number | 3.12 million number | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, female, China or India?
- India, at 11.23 million number against 8.11 million number in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between China and India?
- 3.12 million number, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do China and India rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.