Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China
China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2014.
That places China 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Bangladesh 100.0% compare
- 1 Vietnam 100.0% compare
- 4 Ethiopia 22.6%
More education data for China
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- How does China rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- China ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release