China vs Indonesia: School age population, secondary education, male

China
53.20 million number
in 2020
Indonesia
14.40 million number
in 2020
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
4th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

China currently reports 53.20 million number against 14.40 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 38.80 million number.

That makes China's figure about 3.7 times Indonesia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 205 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 45.26 million number 8.36 million number 36.90 million number China
1980s 77.89 million number 11.05 million number 66.84 million number China
1990s 64.23 million number 12.93 million number 51.30 million number China
2000s 72.89 million number 13.46 million number 59.43 million number China
2010s 55.52 million number 13.98 million number 41.54 million number China
2020s 53.20 million number 14.40 million number 38.80 million number China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, China or Indonesia?
China, at 53.20 million number against 14.40 million number in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between China and Indonesia?
38.80 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (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

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