China
History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary Education
| BASIC DATA | |
| Official Country Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Region: | East & South Asia |
| Population: | 1,261,832,482 |
| Language(s): | Chinese (Mandarin), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects |
| Literacy Rate: | 81.5% |
| Academic Year: | September-June |
| Number of Primary Schools: | 628,840 |
| Compulsory Schooling: | 9 years |
| Public Expenditure on Education: | 2.3% |
| Libraries: | 2,600 |
| Educational Enrollment: | Primary: 139,954,000 |
| Secondary: 71,883,000 | |
| Higher: 6,075,215 | |
| Educational Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 123% |
| Secondary: 70% | |
| Higher: 6% | |
| Teachers: | Primary: 5,794,000 |
| Secondary: 4,437,000 | |
| Higher: 516,400 | |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | Primary: 24:1 |
| Secondary: 17:1 | |
| Female Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 123% |
| Secondary: 66% | |
| Higher: 4% | |
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