218 million
The number most closely related to the census and college students is the number of people with college degree or above in the country, which is as high as 218 million. There is one college student for every seven people.
Although major online platforms have always given people the illusion of 985 people per capita, some people always took chances: "This is just an illusion. The actual population with college degrees is not that large."
Okay now, the data is out, and there really are so many. 15% have a college degree, and this is the total population of the country.
Let’s take a look at the data from Beijing and Shanghai.
In Beijing, 41% of the total population has a college degree or above, and in Shanghai, 33.8%. This data includes elderly aunts and uncles who are dancing square dance, as well as children who are studying in kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school.
After deducting 30% of the undeniably low-educated population (such as the entire population aged 0-14 plus most of the population over 60 years old), Shanghai’s actual population with a college degree or above accounts for 47%, close to Half the people.
It can be expected that this data will definitely increase in the future. Because Shanghai is a magnet for talents, there will always be a steady influx of talents.