China vs India: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes
China
52.25 million number
in 2019
India
69.89 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 69.89 million number against 52.25 million number in China, a difference of 17.64 million number.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 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 India ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104.07 million number | 34.14 million number | 69.92 million number | China |
| 1980s | 83.44 million number | 41.54 million number | 41.91 million number | China |
| 1990s | 91.26 million number | 55.67 million number | 35.59 million number | China |
| 2000s | 51.11 million number | 76.28 million number | 25.16 million number | India |
| 2010s | 51.09 million number | 74.75 million number | 23.66 million number | India |
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 India?
- India, at 69.89 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 India?
- 17.64 million number, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do China and India rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.