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

China
55.27 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend
173.34 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M175.0M197019952020

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 173.34 million number against 55.27 million number in China, a difference of 118.07 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.1 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 5th 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 59.34 million number 100.28 million number 40.94 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 60.21 million number 124.88 million number 64.67 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 58.62 million number 152.09 million number 93.47 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 57.52 million number 164.39 million number 106.87 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 53.96 million number 171.42 million number 117.46 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, male, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 173.34 million number against 55.27 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between China and Early-demographic dividend?
118.07 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, male?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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

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