China vs Early-demographic dividend: School age population, primary education, both sexes

China
102.98 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend
335.94 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 335.94 million number against 102.98 million number in China, a difference of 232.95 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.3 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 115.77 million number 195.99 million number 80.23 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 117.09 million number 243.88 million number 126.79 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 113.58 million number 295.62 million number 182.04 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 109.08 million number 318.04 million number 208.96 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 100.59 million number 331.35 million number 230.77 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 335.94 million number against 102.98 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between China and Early-demographic dividend?
232.95 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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