China vs India: School age population, pre-primary education, male
China
27.84 million number
in 2019
India
36.64 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
School age population, pre-primary education, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 36.64 million number against 27.84 million number in China, a difference of 8.81 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 | 53.33 million number | 17.62 million number | 35.70 million number | China |
| 1980s | 43.02 million number | 21.56 million number | 21.46 million number | China |
| 1990s | 47.40 million number | 29.23 million number | 18.17 million number | China |
| 2000s | 27.25 million number | 40.30 million number | 13.05 million number | India |
| 2010s | 27.43 million number | 39.26 million number | 11.84 million number | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, China or India?
- India, at 36.64 million number against 27.84 million number in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between China and India?
- 8.81 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, male?
- 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.