Legal basis: Since the press conference of Education 2020 of the 13th Five-Year Plan of People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), the popularization of education at all levels in China has reached or exceeded the average level of middle-and high-income countries. In 20 19, the gross enrollment rate of preschool education reached 83.4%, the consolidation rate of nine-year compulsory education reached 94.8%, the gross enrollment rate of high school education reached 89.5%, and the gross enrollment rate of higher education reached 566. The average years of education of the working-age population reached 10.7 years, and the proportion of the newly-added labor force receiving higher education reached 50.9%, and the average years of education reached 13.7 years.
At the press conference of the State Council Press Office, Tian Yulong, a member of the leading group, chief engineer and spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said: After five years of continuous struggle, the main objectives and tasks set in the 13th Five-Year Plan have been completed as scheduled. The construction of a strong manufacturing country has been steadily advanced, and breakthroughs have been made in the research of key core technologies and the development of major technical equipment. The position of China's manufacturing industry in the global industrial chain value chain has been significantly improved. Equipment manufacturing industry and high-tech manufacturing industry have become the main forces to promote the development of manufacturing industry. New achievements have also been made in the construction of a network power, the network infrastructure has been further optimized and upgraded, the Internet penetration rate has exceeded the planning target ahead of schedule, and the universal service of telecommunications has successfully completed its objectives and tasks. Networking, digitalization and intelligence are promoting the rapid development of digital economy, and the basic, leading and integrated role of information and communication industry in economic and social development is constantly prominent.