Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China

China: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 483,251 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
483,251 number
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
5th
of 117 countries
All-time high
552,135 number
in 1999
All-time low
372,139 number
in 2001
Years of data
7
1999–2019

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China, 1999–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920191999: 552.1k number2000: 509.7k number2001: 372.1k number2014: 480.1k number2015: 470.5k number2016: 393.0k number2019: 483.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China is 483,251 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China peaked at 552,135 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 372,139 number, in 2001.

China ranks 5th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in China, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 552,135 number
2000 509,721 number -7.7%
2001 372,139 number -27.0%
2014 480,133 number +29.0%
2015 470,530 number -2.0%
2016 393,026 number -16.5%
2019 483,251 number +23.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 552,135 number 552,135 number 552,135 number 1
2000s 440,930 number 372,139 number 509,721 number 2
2010s 456,735 number 393,026 number 483,251 number 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 United States 712,165 number compare
  2. 3 Philippines 520,373 number compare
  3. 4 Brazil 515,030 number compare
  4. 6 Germany 426,966 number compare
  5. 7 India 389,612 number compare
  6. 8 South Africa 231,751 number compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in China was 483,251 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 552,135 number in 1999.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 372,139 number in 2001.
How does China rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
China ranks 5th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.