China has built the largest higher education system in the world, with more than 44.3 million students. The gross enrollment rate of higher education increased from 30% in 20 12 to 57.8% in 202 1 2, an increase of 27.8 percentage points, achieving a historic leap, and higher education entered a universally recognized stage.

The population receiving higher education in China has reached 240 million, and the average years of education of the newly-added labor force has reached 13.8 years. Major changes have taken place in the quality structure of the labor force, and the quality of the whole nation has been steadily improved. The continuous innovation of higher education in education mode, school-running mode, management system and guarantee mechanism has provided strong support for building an important talent center and innovative highland in the world.

Characteristics of enrollment rate

The enrollment rate is the ratio of the number of students in school to the population of a certain age. The part of the population that should be enrolled corresponding to the current local academic system and the prescribed school age is called the school-age population, and the proportion of students in the school-age population is the school-age population enrollment rate. It marks the corresponding degree of education popularization among the school-age population.

In actual statistics, the beginning of the school year is generally used as the statistical time standard. The formula is: school-age population enrollment rate = number of school-age population students at the beginning of the school year/number of school-age population at the beginning of the school year × 100%. If the age of students is not considered, the ratio of the number of students in school to the corresponding school-age population is taken.