China vs Early-demographic dividend: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

China
87.41 million number
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend
290.79 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 290.79 million number against 87.41 million number in China, a difference of 203.38 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 3.3 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 203 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 89.89 million number 127.38 million number 37.49 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 110.42 million number 168.02 million number 57.61 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 119.41 million number 210.88 million number 91.46 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 109.63 million number 259.89 million number 150.26 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 101.94 million number 285.38 million number 183.43 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 290.79 million number against 87.41 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between China and Early-demographic dividend?
203.38 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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