China's
Number of College Students Tops the World

A 2003 university commencement. According
to a recent UNESCO report, China now leads the world in
its college student enrollment. |
The number of college students has reached
100 million worldwide, said Tang Qian, a senior official of
UNESCO educational department. According to a recent UNESCO
report, the number of China's college students has for the first
time exceeded that of the United States to lead the world. Tang
said that the number of college students from the five biggest
educational systems constitutes over half of the world total,
the first being China, followed by the USA, India, Russia and
Japan.