China vs India: School age population, upper secondary education, female
China
22.88 million number
in 2020
India
47.67 million number
in 2020
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
School age population, upper secondary education, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 47.67 million number against 22.88 million number in China, a difference of 24.79 million number.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.08 million number | 25.17 million number | 5.09 million number | India |
| 1980s | 36.74 million number | 30.79 million number | 5.95 million number | China |
| 1990s | 30.82 million number | 37.63 million number | 6.81 million number | India |
| 2000s | 34.41 million number | 44.03 million number | 9.62 million number | India |
| 2010s | 24.95 million number | 46.59 million number | 21.63 million number | India |
| 2020s | 22.88 million number | 47.67 million number | 24.79 million number | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, China or India?
- India, at 47.67 million number against 22.88 million number in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between China and India?
- 24.79 million number, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do China and India rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.