China vs Middle income: School age population, tertiary education, female

China
41.00 million number
in 2019
Middle income
219.99 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Middle income rank
3rd

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • China
  • Middle income
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197019942019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 219.99 million number against 41.00 million number in China, a difference of 178.99 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.4 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 43.70 million number 133.51 million number 89.80 million number Middle income
1980s 53.82 million number 168.59 million number 114.77 million number Middle income
1990s 58.12 million number 197.61 million number 139.48 million number Middle income
2000s 53.16 million number 220.98 million number 167.82 million number Middle income
2010s 48.41 million number 226.75 million number 178.33 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 219.99 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 Middle income?
178.99 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
China ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd 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.