China vs MDG: World: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

China
30.19 million
in 2024
MDG: World
139.06 million
in 2024
China rank
1st
MDG: World rank
1st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) over time

  • China
  • MDG: World
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972024

How they compare

MDG: World currently reports 139.06 million against 30.19 million in China, a difference of 108.87 million.

That makes MDG: World's figure about 4.6 times China's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, MDG: World has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and MDG: World ranks 1st of 195 countries.

MDG: World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China MDG: World Difference Ahead
1970s 163,252 20.50 million 20.34 million MDG: World
1980s 245,704 22.77 million 22.52 million MDG: World
1990s 1.50 million 38.60 million 37.10 million MDG: World
2000s 10.71 million 75.56 million 64.86 million MDG: World
2010s 20.18 million 107.79 million 87.60 million MDG: World
2020s 28.29 million 132.52 million 104.23 million MDG: World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), China or MDG: World?
MDG: World, at 139.06 million against 30.19 million in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between China and MDG: World?
108.87 million, with MDG: World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and MDG: World?
30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do China and MDG: World rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
China ranks 1st and MDG: World ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.