China+(AG)

China (Introduction):

China is admired for its' ancient civilization. It has developed through imperialism and many Chinese Civil Wars. With many contributions to technology, China continues to serve as a model for utilizing tech tools in educational venues. Comparatively, cultures can learn a great deal from the passion and drive toward educational development that resonates in Chinese culture.

Primary: Students begin their education typically at age 7. An average intake of 93.7 male and female children began schooling in primary education in 2007. A combined number of 107,394,752 males and females participated in primary education during this year.

   

Secondary: The enrollment for secondary students remains high for both males and females, 101,830,969. There is also a push toward vocational and technical secondary education. A combined 17,228,669 of males and females participate in this category of education which prepares training for many technical fields and provides a great deal of hands on training.

Tertiary: As of 2007 25,346,279 males and females were enrolled in tertiary education. In sum, the total number of graduates from tertiary schools for both male and female students is 5,872,815. When comparing to the 107,394,752 students that began primary school it is incredible to note how large the drop in number is which ends with only 5,872,815.

Human & Financial Resources:

It is refreshing to see the number of people that are dedicated to serve their community by giving back as educators. See the breakdown for the number participating in an educational field in 2007 below.

Primary school teachers: 6,073,666 Secondary school teachers: 6,221,145 Secondary vocational & technical teachers: 1,198,233