Number of major university libraries in China 2013-2023

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Yihan Ma,
Feb 14, 2025

The statistic displays the number of major academic libraries in China from 2013 to 2023. Included are all academic libraries that report statistics to the Ministry of Education. As of August 2023, there were about 1,363 major university and college libraries registered in China, a decrease from 1,400 academic libraries in 2022.

Total number of major academic libraries in China from 2013 to 2023

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Release date

July 2024

Region

China

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Supplementary notes

* As of August 3, 2023.

Figures only include the libraries which had reported their statistics. 
Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.

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