China vs IDA & IBRD total: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

China
24.38 million number
in 2019
IDA & IBRD total
90.71 million number
in 2019
China rank
1st
IDA & IBRD total rank
1st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • China
  • IDA & IBRD total
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How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 90.71 million number against 24.38 million number in China, a difference of 66.33 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 3.7 times China's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 187 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
1970s 163,252 number 9.37 million number 9.20 million number IDA & IBRD total
1980s 245,704 number 10.86 million number 10.61 million number IDA & IBRD total
1990s 1.50 million number 17.63 million number 16.13 million number IDA & IBRD total
2000s 10.71 million number 49.45 million number 38.74 million number IDA & IBRD total
2010s 20.18 million number 79.60 million number 59.41 million number IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, China or IDA & IBRD total?
IDA & IBRD total, at 90.71 million number against 24.38 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between China and IDA & IBRD total?
66.33 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?
25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
China ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.