India vs Low & middle income: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

India
11.95 million number
in 2020
Low & middle income
54.76 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
3rd

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

  • India
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 54.76 million number against 11.95 million number in India, a difference of 42.81 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 4.6 times India's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st 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 India Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 7.13 million number 36.46 million number 29.33 million number Low & middle income
1980s 8.68 million number 43.76 million number 35.08 million number Low & middle income
1990s 10.55 million number 48.92 million number 38.37 million number Low & middle income
2000s 11.49 million number 52.33 million number 40.84 million number Low & middle income
2010s 11.99 million number 52.88 million number 40.89 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, female, India or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 54.76 million number against 11.95 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between India and Low & middle income?
42.81 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
India ranks 1st 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, 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.