China (People’s Republic of) vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

China (People’s Republic of)
22.61 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
4.05 million number
in 2018
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Türkiye rank
4th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Türkiye
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197119952019

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 22.61 million number against 4.05 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 18.56 million number.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 5.6 times Türkiye's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 4th of 187 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 385,244 number 246,231 number 139,012 number China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 774,246 number 213,070 number 561,176 number China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 3.01 million number 715,793 number 2.29 million number China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 11.95 million number 1.33 million number 10.61 million number China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 18.87 million number 2.99 million number 15.88 million number China (People’s Republic of)

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 Türkiye?
China (People’s Republic of), at 22.61 million number against 4.05 million number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between China (People’s Republic of) and Türkiye?
18.56 million number, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Türkiye?
24 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Türkiye 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.