India vs Middle income: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

India
69.89 million number
in 2019
Middle income
260.36 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Middle income rank
4th

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

  • India
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 260.36 million number against 69.89 million number in India, a difference of 190.47 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 3.7 times India's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 34.14 million number 228.90 million number 194.75 million number Middle income
1980s 41.54 million number 233.55 million number 192.02 million number Middle income
1990s 55.67 million number 269.72 million number 214.05 million number Middle income
2000s 76.28 million number 246.60 million number 170.32 million number Middle income
2010s 74.75 million number 254.37 million number 179.61 million number 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 Middle income?
Middle income, at 260.36 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 Middle income?
190.47 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th 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.