China vs Low & middle income: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes
China
16.86 million number
in 2020
Low & middle income
113.49 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
3rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 113.49 million number against 16.86 million number in China, a difference of 96.63 million number.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.7 times China's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.34 million number | 74.54 million number | 53.20 million number | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 24.84 million number | 89.47 million number | 64.63 million number | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 21.32 million number | 100.39 million number | 79.08 million number | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 21.52 million number | 108.10 million number | 86.58 million number | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 16.80 million number | 109.65 million number | 92.84 million number | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 113.49 million number against 16.86 million number in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between China and Low & middle income?
- 96.63 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.