China vs UNICEF: World: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male
China
8.81 million
in 2025
UNICEF: World
63.65 million
in 2024
China rank
2nd
UNICEF: World rank
5th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male over time
- China
- UNICEF: World
How they compare
UNICEF: World currently reports 63.65 million against 8.81 million in China, a difference of 54.83 million.
That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 7.2 times China's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, UNICEF: World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 174 countries.
UNICEF: World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | UNICEF: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.95 million | 39.73 million | 29.78 million | UNICEF: World |
| 2000s | 12.15 million | 76.58 million | 64.43 million | UNICEF: World |
| 2010s | 9.56 million | 78.27 million | 68.71 million | UNICEF: World |
| 2020s | 8.54 million | 78.11 million | 69.57 million | UNICEF: World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male, China or UNICEF: World?
- UNICEF: World, at 63.65 million against 8.81 million in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male between China and UNICEF: World?
- 54.83 million, with UNICEF: World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and UNICEF: World?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do China and UNICEF: World rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd and UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release