Number of Regular Institutions of Higher Education

China Rankings Education

Jiangsu is the top region by number of higher education institutions in China. As of 2021, number of higher education institutions in Jiangsu was 167 that accounts for 6.06% of China's number of higher education institutions. The top 5 regions (others are Guangdong, Henan, Shandong, and Sichuan) account for 27.94% of it. China's total number of higher education institutions was estimated at 2,756 in 2021.

Number of Regular Institutions of Higher Education (Number)

	2000	2005	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Beijing	58	77	87	87	89	89	89	91	91	92	92	93	92	92
Tianjin	21	42	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	56	56	56	56
Hebei	51	86	110	112	113	118	118	118	120	121	122	122	125	123
Shanxi	24	59	73	74	75	78	79	79	80	80	83	82	85	82
Inner Mongolia	18	33	44	47	48	49	50	53	53	53	53	53	54	54
Liaoning	64	76	112	112	112	115	116	116	116	115	115	115	114	114
Jilin	34	44	56	57	57	58	58	58	60	62	62	62	64	66
Heilongjiang	35	62	79	78	79	80	80	81	82	81	81	81	80	80
Shanghai	37	58	67	66	67	68	68	67	64	64	64	64	63	64
Jiangsu	69	114	150	151	153	156	159	162	166	167	167	167	167	167
Zhejiang	35	68	101	102	102	102	104	105	107	107	108	108	109	109
Anhui	42	81	111	115	118	117	118	119	119	119	119	120	120	121
Fujian	28	53	84	85	86	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	89	89
Jiangxi	32	67	85	86	88	92	95	97	98	100	102	103	105	106
Shandong	47	99	132	138	136	139	141	143	144	145	145	146	152	153
Henan	52	83	107	117	120	127	129	129	129	134	139	141	151	156
Hubei	54	85	120	122	122	123	123	126	128	129	128	128	129	130
Hunan	52	93	117	120	121	122	124	124	123	124	124	125	128	128
Guangdong	52	102	131	134	137	138	141	143	147	151	152	154	154	160
Guangxi	30	51	70	70	70	70	70	71	73	74	75	78	82	85
Hainan	5	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	20	21	21
Chongqing	22	35	53	59	60	63	63	64	65	65	65	65	68	69
Sichuan	42	68	92	93	99	103	107	109	109	109	119	126	132	134
Guizhou	23	34	47	48	49	52	55	59	64	70	72	72	75	75
Yunnan	24	44	61	64	66	67	67	69	72	77	79	81	82	82
Tibet	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Shaanxi	39	72	90	90	91	92	92	92	93	93	95	95	96	97
Gansu	18	33	40	42	42	42	43	45	49	49	49	49	50	49
Qinghai	7	11	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Ningxia	6	13	15	16	16	16	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20
Xinjiang	16	30	37	37	39	41	44	44	46	47	50	54	56	55

Number of Regular Institutions of Higher Education (Number)

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