Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in China

China: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 243,612 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
243,612 number
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
1st
of 131 countries
All-time high
243,612 number
in 2019
All-time low
184,248 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in China, 2013–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2013201620192013: 184.2k number2014: 192.8k number2015: 202.7k number2016: 209.5k number2017: 218.2k number2018: 230.0k number2019: 243.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in China stood at 243,612 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

China ranks 1st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in China, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in China, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 184,248 number
2014 192,809 number +4.6%
2015 202,702 number +5.1%
2016 209,547 number +3.4%
2017 218,180 number +4.1%
2018 229,970 number +5.4%
2019 243,612 number +5.9%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 243,612 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,744 number, 88.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • China's 243,612 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,340 number, 33.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 United States 166,168 number compare
  2. 3 Germany 111,400 number compare
  3. 4 India 97,082 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in China?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in China was 243,612 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 243,612 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 184,248 number in 2013.
How does China rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
China ranks 1st out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.