China vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female
China
83.1%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
70.7%
in 2024
China rank
47th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
50th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time
- China
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
China currently reports 83.1% against 70.7% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 12.4%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1974 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
China ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 50th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 4.6% | 4.2% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 5.8% | 5.2% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 9.2% | 6.7% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 26.0% | 6.7% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 46.8% | 1.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 67.1% | 9.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female, China or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- China, at 83.1% against 70.7% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 12.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- China ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 50th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). 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