Hello, it's my pleasure to answer your question. I hope you are satisfied with the answer. The state does not have the financial resources to popularize 12 compulsory education. Recently, there are media reports, and now we are discussing popularizing 12 compulsory education. One is to popularize high school education, and the other is to increase preschool education. Recently, the Ministry of Education indicated that China still insists on nine-year compulsory education. At present, the focus of compulsory education is to consolidate the nine-year compulsory education and the plan to attack the two basics (basically popularizing nine-year compulsory education in the western region and basically eliminating illiteracy among young people). 12 The practice of compulsory education is not in line with China's current national strength. At the same time, the Ministry of Education expressed support for some places to popularize high school education according to their own financial situation. However, popularizing high school education does not mean popularizing 12 compulsory education, because one of the characteristics of compulsory education is free education, and the state does not have financial resources at present. According to Beijing News II, a few days ago, some media reported that the popularization of 12 compulsory education was under discussion. On March 3 1 day, the Ministry of Education said that the practice of 12-year compulsory education is not in line with China's current national strength. Universal high school education does not mean universal 12 compulsory education. At present, the country has no financial resources. Earlier, Minister of Education Zhou Ji also said that China is still a developing country and cannot set too high a goal for the level of education implementation. (Beijing News April 1) It is true that China is still a developing country, and our financial resources are not rich enough, which is an international consensus. Therefore, when the Ministry of Education made it clear that "12 it is a bit difficult to popularize compulsory education", I believe many people are sympathetic and understanding after "sighing" their regrets. But can't our current national strength and financial resources really support the burden of 12 years of compulsory education? This is somewhat unconvincing. According to media reports, Wang Lequan, secretary of the Party Committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said on June 23, 2008 that three poverty-stricken areas in Xinjiang, Hotan, Kashgar and Kizilsu Kirgiz, will take the lead in implementing free compulsory education in senior high schools. On this basis, we will strive to basically popularize 12 compulsory education in Xinjiang in 20 15 years. I don't have time to explore and compare Xinjiang's GDP in the whole country with the financial situation of Hotan and other three poor States, but I don't think it will be higher than the national average. Since all these areas can popularize compulsory education in 12, and they are confident to popularize it in Xinjiang before 20 15, it seems that it is not money that hinders 12 from popularizing compulsory education! Although we are used to calling ourselves a developing country, the media brought us good news last year-China has replaced German as the third largest economy in the world! With such financial resources and strength, it seems that we should not be "short of money" in education investment. What's more, public funds going abroad, extravagance and waste, corruption and money laundering have become the focus of public opinion. In some places, it is said from time to time that building the world first, and breaking the Guinness Book of Records is like cutting vegetables and melons, and taking things out of your pockets. How can you be short of money as soon as you transfer to compulsory education, as if your financial resources are not good?