What are the education and literacy levels of China?

Answer 1

Currently, 91 percent of the country has instituted compulsory primary education, with nearly 99 percent of school-age children are enrolled in schools.

According to the latest statistics, by the end of 1998 there were 1,022 universities

and colleges in China, with 3.41 million students, of which 1.08 million were the year's new recruits; 736 graduate training units with 199,000 students, of which 73,000 were the year's new recruits; 962 adult higher-learning institutions with 2.82 million students, of which one million were the year's new recruits; 17,106 secondary special and technical schools and vocation high schools, with 11.26 million students (of which, 1.73 million were technical school students), accounting for 55 percent of the total students in high schools.

There were 54.5 million junior middle school students nationwide, with an enrollment rate of 87.3 percent; 139.54 million primary school pupils, with 98.9 percent of the school-age children enrolled. The dropout rates of the students of ordinary junior middle schools and primary schools were 3.23 percent and 0.93 percent, respectively.

There were 2.51 million people studying in vocational secondary schools for adults; 86.82 million persons trained in adult technical training schools; and 3.21 million illiterate people became literate.

Overall, The literacy rate of China is 90.9%.

Answer 2

The state of education in China is very good. Pupils attend school from age 6 until they are approximately 18. China has over 100 National Key Universities.