Key facts as India surpasses China as the world’s most populous country
India is poised to become the world’s most populous country this year; its population has more than doubled since 1950.
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India is poised to become the world’s most populous country this year; its population has more than doubled since 1950.
China has had the world’s largest population since at least 1950 but is now projected to experience an absolute decline as early as 2023.
Across 34 countries, a median of 65% said in 2019 they felt pessimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor in their country.
The movement of people across borders has halted in much of the world as countries close their borders in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Read key takeaways from a new survey that explores European attitudes three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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Despite broadly positive sentiments among Germans about the changes of the past 30 years, views differ in some notable ways in the former West and East.
In 2016, 17.2% of U.S. immigrants ages 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree and another 12.8% had attained a postgraduate degree. Both shares are up since 1980.
A projected 50.7 million pre-K-12 students will return to the classroom in U.S. public schools this fall. As the school year gets underway, read key findings about America’s students and their experiences.
People around the world disagree about which is more important to emphasize in school: creative thinking or basic academic skills and discipline.
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