In 2021, the gross enrollment rate in tertiary education in China reached 57.8 percent of the respective age cohorts. The total number of enrolled degree students in tertiary education increased to 44.3 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 2021
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, 2022). Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education in China from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113954/china-tertiary-education-college-university-enrollment-rate/
Ministry of Education (China). "Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education in China from 1990 to 2021." Chart. March 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113954/china-tertiary-education-college-university-enrollment-rate/
Ministry of Education (China). (2022). Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education in China from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113954/china-tertiary-education-college-university-enrollment-rate/
Ministry of Education (China). "Gross Enrollment Ratio in Tertiary Education in China from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113954/china-tertiary-education-college-university-enrollment-rate/
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