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
China recorded 100.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 124 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 23.2%
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 years (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 124 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release