China vs India: School age population, secondary education, male
China
53.20 million number
in 2020
India
93.69 million number
in 2020
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
School age population, secondary education, male over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 93.69 million number against 53.20 million number in China, a difference of 40.49 million number.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.26 million number | 49.53 million number | 4.28 million number | India |
| 1980s | 77.89 million number | 60.06 million number | 17.84 million number | China |
| 1990s | 64.23 million number | 74.21 million number | 9.98 million number | India |
| 2000s | 72.89 million number | 86.67 million number | 13.78 million number | India |
| 2010s | 55.52 million number | 92.34 million number | 36.83 million number | India |
| 2020s | 53.20 million number | 93.69 million number | 40.49 million number | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, China or India?
- India, at 93.69 million number against 53.20 million number in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between China and India?
- 40.49 million number, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do China and India rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.