China vs India: Population by level of education

China
592.51 million people
in 2100
India
602.28 million people
in 2100
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st

Population by level of education over time

  • China
  • India
0200.0M400.0M600.0M195020252100

How they compare

India currently reports 602.28 million people against 592.51 million people in China, a difference of 9.77 million people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.