China (People’s Republic of) vs IDA & IBRD total: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

China (People’s Republic of)
9.96 million number
in 2019
IDA & IBRD total
16.64 million number
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
IDA & IBRD total rank
2nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • IDA & IBRD total
5.0M10.0M15.0M199820082019

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 16.64 million number against 9.96 million number in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 6.67 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 1.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 140 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
2000s 5.13 million number 10.99 million number 5.86 million number IDA & IBRD total
2010s 8.50 million number 15.32 million number 6.82 million number IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, China (People’s Republic of) or IDA & IBRD total?
IDA & IBRD total, at 16.64 million number against 9.96 million number in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total?
6.67 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?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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