India vs Low & middle income: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

India
69.89 million number
in 2019
Low & middle income
314.69 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
3rd

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

  • India
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 314.69 million number against 69.89 million number in India, a difference of 244.80 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 4.5 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 206 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 34.14 million number 246.46 million number 212.32 million number Low & middle income
1980s 41.54 million number 255.58 million number 214.05 million number Low & middle income
1990s 55.67 million number 299.23 million number 243.56 million number Low & middle income
2000s 76.28 million number 287.00 million number 210.72 million number Low & middle income
2010s 74.75 million number 304.79 million number 230.04 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, India or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 314.69 million number against 69.89 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between India and Low & middle income?
244.80 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, pre-primary education, both sexes?
India ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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.