Popularization stage. According to the official website of the government portal of the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), the gross enrollment rate of higher education refers to the ratio of the number of students receiving higher education to the school-age population. In 2022, the gross enrollment rate of China's higher education reached 59.6%, which indicates that China's higher education has achieved a leap from popularization to popularization, and the scale and quality of higher education have been significantly improved. In the stage of popularization, higher education will pay more attention to improving quality and promoting fairness to meet people's demand for high-quality education.