India vs Middle income: School age population, primary education, female

India
57.92 million number
in 2020
Middle income
261.39 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
Middle income rank
3rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • India
  • Middle income
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197019952020

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 261.39 million number against 57.92 million number in India, a difference of 203.47 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.5 times India's.

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

India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 37.49 million number 183.91 million number 146.42 million number Middle income
1980s 45.56 million number 211.73 million number 166.17 million number Middle income
1990s 54.48 million number 238.89 million number 184.41 million number Middle income
2000s 58.21 million number 246.45 million number 188.24 million number Middle income
2010s 59.97 million number 253.37 million number 193.40 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, India or Middle income?
Middle income, at 261.39 million number against 57.92 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between India and Middle income?
203.47 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 3rd 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.