China is an ancient civilization with a long history, and private education has a long history. As early as 2400 years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius and others began to set up private schools. During the Warring States period, a situation of "a hundred schools of thought contend" was formed in private schools represented by Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism and Law. Since then, private schools have played an important role in inheriting Chinese civilization. Since the reform and opening up, private education has also entered a new period of development. 1982165438+1On October 26th, Chairman Peng Zhen put forward the policy of "education with two legs" in his report on the draft amendment to the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) at the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress. 1985 in may, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "decision on the reform of the education system", pointing out that "local governments should encourage and guide state enterprises, social organizations and individuals to run schools". Most of the private education in this period is non-academic culture remedial training institutions. After 1992, with the publication of Comrade Deng Xiaoping's speech when he visited the south, China accelerated the process of reform and opening up. In the same year, the 14th National Congress of China was held. The report of the congress pointed out that "multi-channel and multi-form social fund-raising and private education should be encouraged, and the state's practice of holding education should be changed". 1The Outline of Education Reform and Development in China promulgated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council in February 1993 stipulates that "the pattern of government-run education should be changed, and a school-running system with the government as the main body and the participation of all sectors of society should be gradually established." The state adopts the policy of actively encouraging, strongly supporting, correctly guiding and strengthening management for social organizations and individual citizens to run schools according to law. Private education has been extended to secondary and higher vocational education and vocational training. From 65438 to 0997, the State Council promulgated the Regulations on Running Schools by Social Forces, which is the first administrative regulation in New China to regulate private education, marking that private education in China has entered a new stage of running schools, managing and administering according to law. From 65438 to 0997, the 15th National Congress of China put forward the strategy of "rejuvenating the country through science and education", and the government intensified the educational reform and development. 1in the summer of 1999, the national conference on education was held, and it was proposed to vigorously develop private education. The meeting decided that during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, it is necessary to basically form an educational pattern with public schools as the main body and public schools and private schools developing together. By the end of 2002, there were 610.2000 private schools at all levels in China, with the total number of students10.65438+0.5970. Among them, there are private higher education institutions 1202, private ordinary middle schools 5362, private vocational middle schools 1085, private primary schools 5 122 and private kindergartens 48400. After just 20 years' development, both the number and the total number of students in private schools in China have far surpassed those in 1950s, and have shown a strong development momentum.

Non-government-funded education

At the end of 2002, the Private Education Promotion Law was promulgated, and China's private education entered a period of rapid development. According to statistics, in 2003, there were more than 70,000 private schools (educational institutions) at all levels in China, with students of 1.4 1.6 million. Among them, there are 55,500 private kindergartens with 4,802,300 children; 5,676 private ordinary primary schools with 2,749,300 students; There are 365 1 private junior high schools with 2,565,700 students; 54 private vocational junior high schools with 22,800 students; There are 2679 private ordinary high schools with students 14 13700; Private secondary vocational schools 1377, with 79438+00000 students; Private universities 175, with 8 10000 students; Private higher education institutions 1 104, with registered students 100400. There are also 1063 1 training institutions, with 393,438+00,000 participants.