China (People’s Republic of) vs Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

China (People’s Republic of)
20.10 million number
in 2019
Middle income
32.64 million number
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Middle income rank
3rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Middle income
010.0M20.0M30.0M199820082019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 32.64 million number against 20.10 million number in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 12.54 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 1.6 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 3rd of 143 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 3.21 million number 11.89 million number 8.68 million number Middle income
2000s 8.63 million number 19.77 million number 11.13 million number Middle income
2010s 16.74 million number 29.97 million number 13.22 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, China (People’s Republic of) or Middle income?
Middle income, at 32.64 million number against 20.10 million number in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
12.54 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 3rd of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China (People’s Republic of) vs Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-5-programmes-both-sexes-number/china/middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-5-programmes-both-sexes-number/china/middle-income/">China (People’s Republic of) vs Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).