China (People’s Republic of) vs IDA & IBRD total: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

China (People’s Republic of)
22.61 million number
in 2019
IDA & IBRD total
85.96 million number
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
IDA & IBRD total rank
1st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • IDA & IBRD total
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How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 85.96 million number against 22.61 million number in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 63.35 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 3.8 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 187 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
1970s 385,244 number 12.13 million number 11.75 million number IDA & IBRD total
1980s 774,246 number 14.16 million number 13.39 million number IDA & IBRD total
1990s 3.01 million number 21.98 million number 18.97 million number IDA & IBRD total
2000s 11.95 million number 51.80 million number 39.86 million number IDA & IBRD total
2010s 19.24 million number 78.10 million number 58.85 million number IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, China (People’s Republic of) or IDA & IBRD total?
IDA & IBRD total, at 85.96 million number against 22.61 million number in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total?
63.35 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total?
25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.