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Study in China, in numbers

A clear view of the student population and recent enrolment.

380,000+International students
191Countries and regions
≈8%Chinese Government Scholarship recipients

National snapshot:2024–2025academic year.

International students enrolled in higher education

Comparable annual enrolment series
255,720
2021
253,177
2022
254,019
2023
271,064
2024

Baseline:0 · Scale:300,000students

The annual enrolment chart and the academic-year national snapshot have different scopes and are shown separately.

Key data sources