Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in China
China: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted was 1.22 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in China, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in China is 1.22 UIS estimate, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in China peaked at 1.26 UIS estimate in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.12 UIS estimate, in 2012.
That places China 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in China, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.12 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 1.15 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.16 UIS estimate | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 UIS estimate | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.23 UIS estimate | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 UIS estimate | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.26 UIS estimate | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.25 UIS estimate | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.26 UIS estimate | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.24 UIS estimate | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2 UIS estimate | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.22 UIS estimate | +1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.22 UIS estimate is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 UIS estimate, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 1.22 UIS estimate is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9655 UIS estimate, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.21 UIS estimate | 1.12 UIS estimate | 1.26 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.23 UIS estimate | 1.2 UIS estimate | 1.26 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in China?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in China was 1.22 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 UIS estimate in 2020.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does China rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- China ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release