China vs India: School age population, tertiary education, female

China
41.00 million number
in 2019
India
57.89 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 57.89 million number against 41.00 million number in China, a difference of 16.89 million number.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1970s 43.70 million number 27.57 million number 16.13 million number China
1980s 53.82 million number 34.74 million number 19.08 million number China
1990s 58.12 million number 42.37 million number 15.75 million number China
2000s 53.16 million number 51.60 million number 1.56 million number China
2010s 48.41 million number 56.42 million number 8.01 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, China or India?
India, at 57.89 million number against 41.00 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between China and India?
16.89 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and India rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (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

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