One of the best indicators to reflect the popularization of higher education is the gross enrollment rate of higher education. The gross enrollment rate of higher education can not only reflect the development of a country's higher education scale, but also explain the proportion of opportunities provided by the state for the population of higher education age to receive higher education.
In the first 20 years since the reform and opening up, the development of higher education in China has been in a steady growth trend. Since the enrollment expansion from 65438 to 0999, the scale of higher education has increased greatly. In 20 12, the gross enrollment rate of higher education in China reached 30%, and higher education entered the internationally recognized "popularization" stage. In 20 19, the gross enrollment rate of higher education in China was 5 1.6%.
In the future, China will continue to move towards the goal of achieving the development of high-quality and popular higher education. The state will focus on building several world-class universities, building a number of high-level universities, and strengthening inter-university support and writing; Diversified training modes; Realize the integration of humanities education, science education and professional education.
Make the R&D activities at different levels, such as basic research, applied research, high-tech research, technology development, popularization and application, and technical services, form a reasonable division of labor in the higher education system, and combine them with teaching to form a knowledge production system that closely combines production, learning and research. Creating an overall educational environment has greatly improved the quality level of all universities.