China vs World: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

China
7.78 million number
in 2020
World
61.40 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
World rank
1st

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • China
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 61.40 million number against 7.78 million number in China, a difference of 53.63 million number.

That makes World's figure about 7.9 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 204 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 10.39 million number 44.16 million number 33.77 million number World
1980s 12.09 million number 50.98 million number 38.89 million number World
1990s 10.33 million number 55.86 million number 45.53 million number World
2000s 10.25 million number 59.15 million number 48.91 million number World
2010s 7.81 million number 59.36 million number 51.54 million number World

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 World?
World, at 61.40 million number against 7.78 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between China and World?
53.63 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
China ranks 2nd and World 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.