China vs Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

China
22.61 million number
in 2019
Middle income
81.46 million number
in 2019
China rank
1st
Middle income rank
4th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • China
  • Middle income
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019942019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 81.46 million number against 22.61 million number in China, a difference of 58.85 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 3.6 times China's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 187 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 385,244 number 11.37 million number 10.99 million number Middle income
1980s 774,246 number 13.33 million number 12.55 million number Middle income
1990s 3.01 million number 20.73 million number 17.73 million number Middle income
2000s 11.95 million number 48.84 million number 36.89 million number Middle income
2010s 19.24 million number 73.79 million number 54.54 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 81.46 million number against 22.61 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between China and Middle income?
58.85 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th 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.