China vs United States of America: School age population, pre-primary education, female

China
24.41 million number
in 2019
United States of America
5.87 million number
in 2018
China rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • China
  • United States of America
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How they compare

China currently reports 24.41 million number against 5.87 million number in United States of America, a difference of 18.54 million number.

That makes China's figure about 4.2 times United States of America's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 50.74 million number 5.11 million number 45.63 million number China
1980s 40.42 million number 4.97 million number 35.45 million number China
1990s 43.86 million number 5.71 million number 38.15 million number China
2000s 23.86 million number 5.75 million number 18.11 million number China
2010s 23.59 million number 5.93 million number 17.66 million number China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, China or United States of America?
China, at 24.41 million number against 5.87 million number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between China and United States of America?
18.54 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
China ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (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

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