China vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- China
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
How they compare
China currently reports 76.9% against 72.7% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), a difference of 4.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
China ranks 38th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 6.2% | 5.7% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 7.6% | 5.1% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 9.9% | 5.5% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 22.7% | 6.1% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 44.5% | 3.0% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 67.3% | 3.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, China or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- China, at 76.9% against 72.7% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between China and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 4.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- China ranks 38th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 38th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release