China vs India: School age population, pre-primary education, female
China
24.41 million number
in 2019
India
33.24 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
School age population, pre-primary education, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 33.24 million number against 24.41 million number in China, a difference of 8.83 million number.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 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 | 50.74 million number | 16.52 million number | 34.22 million number | China |
| 1980s | 40.42 million number | 19.97 million number | 20.45 million number | China |
| 1990s | 43.86 million number | 26.44 million number | 17.42 million number | China |
| 2000s | 23.86 million number | 35.97 million number | 12.11 million number | India |
| 2010s | 23.67 million number | 35.49 million number | 11.82 million number | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, China or India?
- India, at 33.24 million number against 24.41 million number in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between China and India?
- 8.83 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, female?
- 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.