Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in China

China: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 10.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.13 million number
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
1st
of 140 countries
All-time high
10.13 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.13 million number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in China, 2003–2019

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2003201120192003: 4.1M number2004: 4.6M number2005: 5.0M number2006: 5.5M number2007: 5.8M number2008: 5.8M number2009: 6.4M number2010: 6.7M number2011: 6.5M number2012: 6.6M number2013: 6.8M number2014: 8.8M number2015: 9.1M number2016: 9.1M number2017: 9.2M number2018: 9.5M number2019: 10.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

China recorded 10.13 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in China peaked at 10.13 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.13 million number, in 2003.

That places China 1st out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in China, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in China, 2003 to 2019.
Year number Change
2003 4.13 million number
2004 4.61 million number +11.8%
2005 5.04 million number +9.2%
2006 5.52 million number +9.6%
2007 5.76 million number +4.4%
2008 5.85 million number +1.5%
2009 6.38 million number +9.2%
2010 6.72 million number +5.3%
2011 6.52 million number -3.1%
2012 6.58 million number +1.0%
2013 6.78 million number +3.1%
2014 8.78 million number +29.5%
2015 9.05 million number +3.1%
2016 9.15 million number +1.1%
2017 9.22 million number +0.8%
2018 9.53 million number +3.4%
2019 10.13 million number +6.3%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 10.13 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,612 number, 954.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • China's 10.13 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36,294 number, 279.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +29.5% 6.78 million number 8.78 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.33 million number 4.13 million number 6.38 million number 7
2010s 8.25 million number 6.52 million number 10.13 million number 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 United States 2.89 million number compare
  2. 3 Turkey 1.42 million number compare
  3. 4 Russia 696,482 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in China?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in China was 10.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 10.13 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 4.13 million number in 2003.
How does China rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
China ranks 1st out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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