China vs India: Primary education, pupils
China
108.57 million
in 2024
India
126.12 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Primary education, pupils over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 126.12 million against 108.57 million in China, a difference of 17.55 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was China ahead.
Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 206 countries.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.