China vs World: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time
- China
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 68.29 million number against 9.30 million number in China, a difference of 58.99 million number.
That makes World's figure about 7.3 times China's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 206 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.71 million number | 50.87 million number | 38.16 million number | World |
| 1980s | 11.34 million number | 55.45 million number | 44.11 million number | World |
| 1990s | 12.34 million number | 63.20 million number | 50.86 million number | World |
| 2000s | 9.58 million number | 62.85 million number | 53.27 million number | World |
| 2010s | 9.05 million number | 66.09 million number | 57.04 million number | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, China or World?
- World, at 68.29 million number against 9.30 million number in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between China and World?
- 58.99 million number, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do China and World rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd and World 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male 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.