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

China
22.88 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend
100.22 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197019952020

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 100.22 million number against 22.88 million number in China, a difference of 77.34 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 4.4 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 5th 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 20.08 million number 47.76 million number 27.67 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 36.74 million number 60.95 million number 24.21 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 30.82 million number 77.03 million number 46.20 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 34.41 million number 93.28 million number 58.87 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 24.95 million number 98.39 million number 73.44 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, female, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 100.22 million number against 22.88 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between China and Early-demographic dividend?
77.34 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, female?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, female (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

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