* From 2017 on, figures include on-the-job master students.
Figures include full-time and part-time students.
Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.
Values have been rounded.
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Number of graduate and postgraduate students at universities in China 2014-2024
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (September 30, 2025). Number of master's and doctor's degree students enrolled at public universities in China from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1101469/number-of-postgraduate-master-doctor-students-at-universities-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Number of master's and doctor's degree students enrolled at public universities in China from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 30, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1101469/number-of-postgraduate-master-doctor-students-at-universities-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2025). Number of master's and doctor's degree students enrolled at public universities in China from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1101469/number-of-postgraduate-master-doctor-students-at-universities-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Number of Master's and Doctor's Degree Students Enrolled at Public Universities in China from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Sep 2025, /statistics/1101469/number-of-postgraduate-master-doctor-students-at-universities-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Number of master's and doctor's degree students enrolled at public universities in China from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1101469/number-of-postgraduate-master-doctor-students-at-universities-in-china/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of master's and doctor's degree students enrolled at public universities in China from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, September 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1101469/number-of-postgraduate-master-doctor-students-at-universities-in-china/
