China vs Low & middle income: School age population, secondary education, male

China
53.20 million number
in 2020
Low & middle income
364.89 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
2nd

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • China
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 364.89 million number against 53.20 million number in China, a difference of 311.69 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.9 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 205 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 45.26 million number 206.66 million number 161.41 million number Low & middle income
1980s 77.89 million number 274.85 million number 196.96 million number Low & middle income
1990s 64.23 million number 305.98 million number 241.75 million number Low & middle income
2000s 72.89 million number 352.94 million number 280.05 million number Low & middle income
2010s 55.52 million number 355.65 million number 300.13 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, China or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 364.89 million number against 53.20 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between China and Low & middle income?
311.69 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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.