China vs Early-demographic dividend: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

China
52.25 million number
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend
165.29 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M175.0M197019942019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 165.29 million number against 52.25 million number in China, a difference of 113.04 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Early-demographic dividend in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 104.07 million number 80.15 million number 23.92 million number China
1980s 83.44 million number 98.91 million number 15.47 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 91.26 million number 126.14 million number 34.88 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 51.11 million number 156.98 million number 105.87 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 51.09 million number 163.55 million number 112.46 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 165.29 million number against 52.25 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between China and Early-demographic dividend?
113.04 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.