Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China
China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
1.0%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China is 1.0%, 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 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
China ranks 27th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in China, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 24 British Virgin Islands 1.1% compare
- 25 Brunei 1.1% compare
- 26 Costa Rica 1.0%
- 27 Madagascar 1.0% compare
- 27 Thailand 1.0% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 1.0% compare
- 27 Vietnam 1.0% compare
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 1.0% 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 1.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does China rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- China ranks 27th out of 72 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release