China vs Middle income: School age population, secondary education, female

China
45.90 million number
in 2020
Middle income
294.03 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Middle income rank
3rd

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • China
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 294.03 million number against 45.90 million number in China, a difference of 248.13 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 6.4 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 42.78 million number 183.02 million number 140.24 million number Middle income
1980s 74.21 million number 245.17 million number 170.97 million number Middle income
1990s 60.55 million number 268.30 million number 207.75 million number Middle income
2000s 67.45 million number 301.92 million number 234.47 million number Middle income
2010s 48.85 million number 290.44 million number 241.59 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 294.03 million number against 45.90 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between China and Middle income?
248.13 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, female?
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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (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

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