China vs Middle income: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

China
99.10 million number
in 2020
Middle income
612.59 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Middle income rank
3rd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 612.59 million number against 99.10 million number in China, a difference of 513.48 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 6.2 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 205 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 88.03 million number 374.98 million number 286.95 million number Middle income
1980s 152.10 million number 501.50 million number 349.40 million number Middle income
1990s 124.78 million number 550.57 million number 425.79 million number Middle income
2000s 140.33 million number 623.15 million number 482.81 million number Middle income
2010s 104.36 million number 604.35 million number 499.99 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 612.59 million number against 99.10 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between China and Middle income?
513.48 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, secondary education, both sexes?
China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.