China vs India: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

China
7.90 million number
in 2019
India
23.40 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

  • China
  • India
10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199720082019

How they compare

India currently reports 23.40 million number against 7.90 million number in China, a difference of 15.51 million number.

That makes India's figure about 3.0 times China's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 164 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1990s 9.37 million number 18.76 million number 9.39 million number India
2000s 11.29 million number 21.22 million number 9.92 million number India
2010s 8.80 million number 22.82 million number 14.02 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, China or India?
India, at 23.40 million number against 7.90 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between China and India?
15.51 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do China and India rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.