By using the index data from 14 countries with relatively mature higher education development in the UNESCO database, this paper establishes a comprehensive evaluation system for the health status of the higher education system from 2010 to 2019. By establishing the “vision” model, the optimal level under the five dimensions of the current higher education system is established.By comparing the scores of China and other countries in five dimensions, it is found that there is still a large gap between China’s higher education system and the world leading level in corresponding fields in talent training, scientific research and economic development, while the external environment and international exchanges are expected to catch up with or even exceed the world advanced level in the short term.