China+(DB)

The Chinese education system has undergone many transformations and reforms. Kindergarten is considered separate from primary school, and students may enter at the young age of three. After kindergarten, students attend primary school. Upon completion of primary school, students move to secondary school, and eventually some may attend college. Before students are allowed to enter secondary education, they must pass an entranced exam. Secondary school is similar to a combination of middle and high school. Students will spend three years in the middle school stage, and then must pass another entrance exam in order to be admitted to the upper school. While China has expended a great deal of effort on education all citizens, there is still a number of adults who are illiterate.
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How is technology being approached & taught in China?

[|Tech Conference in China] In 2007, there were approximately 107,394,752 male and females enrolled in primary schools. 0.805% of students are considered “repeaters.” The student/teacher ratio is 17.8 as of 2007. The primary entrance age for students is seven years old. 101,830,969 male and female students are enrolled in secondary schools in China. There is a slightly higher ratio for females enrolling in secondary schools. In 2007, the student/teacher ratio was 16.37. There are 56,844,232 females enrolled in tertiary schools. The number of male students is 62,573,377. The total number of graduates from tertiary schools for both male and female students is 5,872,815. In 2007, 55.5% of primary teachers and staff members were female. The number drops to 45% when considering secondary school teachers. In 1999, 13% of the government expenditure was focused toward education. Also in 1999, 1.9% of the GDP was spent on education.
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