China unveils six education priorities, reports 270 million have received higher education
On September 23, China's State Council Information Office held a press conference outlining six priorities for the Education Development 15th Five-Year Plan. Officials reported that 270 million people have received higher education, the gross higher education enrollment rate reached 61.3% in 2025, and the country has built the world's largest education system. The plan covers the next five years, focusing on basic education, higher education expansion, vocational training, and teaching workforce development.
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China Outlines Six Priorities for Education Development in 15th Five-Year Plan
On September 23, China's State Council Information Office held a press conference as part of the 'Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan' series. Officials from the Ministry of Education outlined plans to accelerate the building of a strong education system under the 'Education Development 15th Five-Year Plan'. The plan covers the next five years and focuses on six key areas: fully implementing the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing talent, making the concept of health-first education deeply rooted; strengthening and optimizing basic education to ensure fairer and higher-quality education for every child; promoting higher education quality and expansion to integrate education, science, and talent development; accelerating the construction of a modern vocational education system to cultivate more high-skilled talent for modern industries; cultivating a high-level teaching workforce to solidify the foundation of a strong education nation; and deepening reform and opening-up to shape a more influential and competitive Chinese education brand. The report notes that China has already built the world's largest and quality education system, with 270 million people having received higher education.
China Outlines Six Priorities for Education in 15th Five-Year Plan Period
On September 23, China's State Council Information Office held a press conference as part of the 'Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan Well' series. Officials from the Ministry of Education outlined plans to accelerate the building of a strong education system under the 'Education Development 15th Five-Year Plan'. The official stated that China has already built the world's largest and quality education system, with 270 million people having received higher education. The plan systematically arranges education reform and development for the next five years. Six key areas were highlighted: fully implementing the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing talent; strengthening basic education to ensure fairer and higher-quality education for every child; promoting higher education quality and expansion to integrate education, science, and talent development; accelerating the modern vocational education system to train more high-skilled talent; cultivating a high-level teaching workforce; and deepening reform and opening up to build a more influential and competitive Chinese education brand.
Read sourceChina's Ministry of Education: 270 Million People Have Received Higher Education
On September 23, China's State Council Information Office held a press conference on implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan and accelerating the building of an education powerhouse. Ministry of Education spokesperson and Vice Minister Wang Guangyan stated that China has built the world's largest and high-quality education system, with education popularization and equity ranking among the top globally. Key indicators include a 92.9% gross enrollment rate for preschool, a 96.1% compulsory education consolidation rate, and a 92% gross enrollment rate for senior high school. The total number of people who have received higher education in China has reached 270 million. Higher education is enhancing its capacity to serve technological self-reliance and talent cultivation, with universities leading in 75% of the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards. Vocational education supplies over 70% of new high-skilled talent for modern industries.
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China's Education Ministry to Establish Classification Evaluation Mechanism for Universities
On September 23, at a State Council Information Office press conference as part of the 'Start of the 15th Five-Year Plan' series, Guo Peng, Director of the Department of Development Planning at China's Ministry of Education, announced that in 2025, China's gross higher education enrollment rate reached 61.3%, with a total enrolled student population of 48.73 million. He stated that China has achieved a historic leap from elite to mass to universal higher education. Facing the world's largest higher education system, Guo Peng emphasized that there cannot be only one track or one model. The ministry plans to implement a classification-based evaluation mechanism to promote the distinctive development of various types of universities, aiming to better leverage the functions of different institutions and better adapt to the diverse needs of the economy and society.
Read sourceChina's Education Ministry to Establish Classification Evaluation for University Development
On September 23, at a State Council Information Office press conference for the '15th Five-Year Plan' series, China's Ministry of Education Planning Department Director Guo Peng announced that the country's gross higher education enrollment rate reached 61.3% in 2025, with a total of 48.73 million students enrolled. This marks a historic transition from elite to mass to universal higher education. Guo stated that facing the world's largest higher education system, China cannot rely on a single track or model. The ministry plans to implement classification policies to better leverage the functions of various types of universities and better meet the diverse needs of the economy and society. The announcement was reported by CCTV News and summarized by financial data provider Jin10.
China says 270 million people have received higher education, education system world's largest
On September 23, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office as part of the 'Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan' series, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Education announced that the country has built the world's largest and quality education system. The official stated that the level of education popularization and fairness ranks among the top globally. A key statistic provided is that 270 million people in China have received higher education. The spokesperson also noted that the international influence of China's education continues to rise. The announcement underscores the government's focus on educational achievements as part of the broader national development strategy for the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period.
Read sourceChina's Ministry of Education: 270 Million People Have Received Higher Education
According to a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on September 23, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Education announced that the country has built the world's largest and high-quality education system. Key data points include: 270 million people have received higher education; the gross enrollment rate for preschool education reached 92.9%; the compulsory education consolidation rate was 96.1%; and the senior high school gross enrollment rate hit 92%. The spokesperson also noted that daily physical activity for primary and secondary school students has been implemented, with 2 hours of comprehensive exercise and 15-minute breaks, and the overall myopia rate has declined for five consecutive years. In higher education, the system has enhanced its capacity to support technological self-reliance and talent cultivation, with universities leading 3/4 of the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards general projects. Vocational education has supplied over 70% of new high-skilled talent for modern industries. The report highlights China's educational progress and its growing international influence.
Read sourceChina's Ministry of Education: 270 Million People Have Received Higher Education
On September 23, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office as part of the 'Start of the 15th Five-Year Plan' series, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Education announced that China has built the world's largest and highest-quality education system, with education accessibility and equity ranking among the top globally. The official stated that 270 million people in China have received higher education. The country's international educational influence continues to rise. The report is sourced from CCTV News and relayed by financial data platform Jin10.
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