Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in China
China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted 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 … unspecified fields adjusted 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% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- China's 1.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.37 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.32 (1997)
- 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)
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