China vs Middle income: School age population, primary education, male

China
55.27 million number
in 2020
Middle income
282.26 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Middle income rank
3rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • China
  • Middle income
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M300.0M197019952020

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 282.26 million number against 55.27 million number in China, a difference of 226.99 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.1 times China's.

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

China ranks 2nd 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 China Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 59.34 million number 192.27 million number 132.93 million number Middle income
1980s 60.21 million number 222.01 million number 161.80 million number Middle income
1990s 58.62 million number 252.53 million number 193.91 million number Middle income
2000s 57.52 million number 264.76 million number 207.24 million number Middle income
2010s 53.96 million number 274.25 million number 220.29 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 282.26 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 Middle income?
226.99 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
China ranks 2nd 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, male (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, 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.