In 2023, the gross enrollment rate in tertiary education in China reached 60.2 percent of the respective age cohorts. The total number of enrolled degree students in tertiary education increased to 47.63 million that same year. The great expansion of tertiary education in China is shown by the fact that the enrollment rate ranged at only 3.4 percent in 1990.
Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education in China from 1990 to 2023
The calculation of the given enrollment rate is by definition of the source based on student enrollment numbers in short-cycle degree programs, bachelor's degree programs and above at universities, higher vocational colleges, adult higher education institutions, online higher education curricula, and self-learning higher education curricula.
Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.
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Ministry of Education (China). (March 1, 2024). Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education in China from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113954/china-tertiary-education-college-university-enrollment-rate/
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Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education in China from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Education (China), March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113954/china-tertiary-education-college-university-enrollment-rate/