China (People’s Republic of) vs World: School age population, primary education, female

China (People’s Republic of)
47.71 million number
in 2020
World
351.92 million number
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
World rank
1st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 351.92 million number against 47.71 million number in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 304.21 million number.

That makes World's figure about 7.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) World Difference Ahead
1970s 56.43 million number 243.19 million number 186.76 million number World
1980s 56.89 million number 272.35 million number 215.47 million number World
1990s 54.97 million number 305.53 million number 250.56 million number World
2000s 51.56 million number 320.77 million number 269.22 million number World
2010s 46.63 million number 337.99 million number 291.36 million number World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, China (People’s Republic of) or World?
World, at 351.92 million number against 47.71 million number in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between China (People’s Republic of) and World?
304.21 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and World?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and World rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (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

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