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

China
49.27 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend
208.87 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019952020

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 208.87 million number against 49.27 million number in China, a difference of 159.60 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 4.2 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 205 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 41.35 million number 98.30 million number 56.95 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 75.25 million number 125.17 million number 49.91 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 63.50 million number 158.46 million number 94.96 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 71.35 million number 192.81 million number 121.46 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 53.17 million number 204.71 million number 151.53 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 208.87 million number against 49.27 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between China and Early-demographic dividend?
159.60 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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