China vs India: School age population, last grade of primary education, female
China
7.78 million number
in 2020
India
11.95 million number
in 2020
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 11.95 million number against 7.78 million number in China, a difference of 4.17 million number.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 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 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.39 million number | 7.13 million number | 3.26 million number | China |
| 1980s | 12.09 million number | 8.68 million number | 3.41 million number | China |
| 1990s | 10.33 million number | 10.55 million number | 214,142 number | India |
| 2000s | 10.25 million number | 11.49 million number | 1.24 million number | India |
| 2010s | 7.81 million number | 11.99 million number | 4.17 million number | India |
| 2020s | 7.78 million number | 11.95 million number | 4.17 million number | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, China or India?
- India, at 11.95 million number against 7.78 million number in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between China and India?
- 4.17 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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 last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.