Higher education:
There were 1,911 colleges and universities in China in
2001. Of the 728 units qualified to offer postgraduate courses, 411 are colleges
and universities and 317 are research institutes. China enrolled 165,200
postgraduates in 2001 of which 32,100 are doctoral students and 133,100 are
masters candidates. The total number of postgraduates in schools reached 393,300
in 2001, including 85,900 doctoral students and 307,400 masters candidates. Some
67,800 postgraduates graduated in 2001, with 12,900 obtaining a doctor's degree
and 54,900 a master's degree.
Colleges and universities had a combined enrollment of 4.6421 million
students in 2001 -- 2.6828 million in ordinary college education and 1.9593
million in adult higher education. The total number of students in colleges and
universities reached 11.7505 million in 2001 and the number of student graduates
that year was 1.9669 million. Meanwhile, 13.3943 million people took part in the
higher-education exams for the self-taught people and 641,000 obtained a diploma
that year. Administrative and teaching staff at colleges and universities
numbered 1.3882 million in 2001, including 619,900 full-time teachers.
Adult training and literacy education:
Some 2.5769 million adults
completed courses offered by colleges and universities in 2001. Although there
are many technical training courses for adults, the quality and level of such
courses must be improved.
China's educational capacity is falling short of the increasing social
demand. This is a key problem that China's education industry will face in the
future.
By 2002 there were 111,800 nursery schools in China with 20.3602 million
enrolled infants and 659,300 nursery teachers. Meanwhile, there were 1,540
special-education schools with a total 374,500 disabled students in 2002. There
were 456,900 primary schools nationwide with 121.5671 million primary students
-- 98.58 percent of children at the primary-level school age. The rate of
students entering junior high schools was 97.02 percent. As for junior middle
schools, the number of students reached 65,600; the entrance rate for senior
high school students was 58.3 percent with a gross enrollment of 90 percent. The
total number of junior students amounted to 66.8743 million.
There were 33,200 high schools in China in 2002, including ordinary,
professional and adult high schools, secondary specialized schools, adult
specialized schools and technical schools, with a total number of 29.1385
million students. The gross enrollment for senior high schools was 42.8 percent.
There were 2,003 colleges and universities in China in 2002. The total number
of students receiving education reached 16 million with a gross enrollment of 15
percent. In 2002, the number of undergraduates and higher vocational students
(professional training) was 5.4282 million. In 2002 China registered 202,600
postgraduates; the total number of postgraduates in schools reached 501,000 in
2002.
By 2002 the number of schools run by locals was 61,200 with 11.1597 million
students.
[Source: Ministry of Education]
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