India vs Low & middle income: School age population, primary education, both sexes

India
121.82 million number
in 2020
Low & middle income
649.56 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
3rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • India
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 649.56 million number against 121.82 million number in India, a difference of 527.74 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 5.3 times India's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 77.79 million number 410.47 million number 332.68 million number Low & middle income
1980s 94.67 million number 476.23 million number 381.57 million number Low & middle income
1990s 114.43 million number 547.38 million number 432.95 million number Low & middle income
2000s 123.41 million number 584.58 million number 461.17 million number Low & middle income
2010s 126.83 million number 623.34 million number 496.50 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, India or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 649.56 million number against 121.82 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between India and Low & middle income?
527.74 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
India ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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.