This document provides key education statistics for China, intended to help international educators understand the Chinese education market. It notes that from 2000-2010, China saw extraordinary growth in higher education participation, with the number of students growing from 9.3 million to over 33 million. However, with declining school age cohorts, only modest further increases in higher education capacity will be needed to accommodate students through 2020. While the number of students studying abroad continues to rise, domestic options are expanding as well. The report aims to help international partners position themselves successfully amid these changing dynamics in China.

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Key China Education
Statistics for
international educators
A report for EIC Group China partners
November 2011
partners.eic.org.cn

2. Key China Statistics for international educators
This report was prepared for international university, college and
school partners of EIC Group China. The report covers major
education participation rates and domestic capacity statistics and
trends in China. Partners will find many of the statistics useful for
understanding the education market in China, and for planning
their current and future marketing strategies.
China is a complex and dynamic education market. The growth in
participation rates among school and higher education age
cohorts, in the years from 2000-2010, have been extraordinary.
Domestic capacity has also grown rapidly to accommodate
demand for senior secondary and higher education. Over this
period, China’s higher education system grew from 9.3 million
students to over 33 million students.
Changing demographics is changing market dynamics. With
rapidly shrinking school age cohorts, growth in higher education
participation for the 18-22 year old cohort from 24.2% to 40% in
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2020, will only require a further 17% increase in higher education
capacity for school leavers. This is remarkably small compared to
the over 300% growth of the previous 10 years. The days of
significant “unmet demand” are over, with students better able to
choose and access domestic diploma and undergraduate
programs.
Nonetheless, the number of students going abroad to study has
been steadily increasing. We continue to see strong demand at all
levels for international education for most destination countries.
Overview is that those Partners that position themselves well to
meet the needs of students, who have increasing choice at home
and abroad, will continue to succeed in student recruitment in
China.
The focus of this Paper is to provide key statistics covering student
participation rates, domestic demand and capacity. We will
continue to publish further papers on some of the strategies and
opportunities for Partners positioning themselves for the
challenges ahead.
Chris Francis, Strategic Development Director
EIC Group

3. +  Chinese students going
abroad for the first
time.
Year Number of %
Students Growth
1995 23,486 NA
2000 38,989 66%
2001 83,973 115.4%
2002 125,179 49%
2003 117,307 (6.3%)
2004 114,663 (2.7%)
2005 118,500 3.3%
2006 134,000 12.9%
2007 144,000 7.9%
2008 179,800 24.9%
2009 229,000 27.4%
2010 284,700 24.3%
2011 339,700 19.3%

4. +  Chinese public
scholarships and self
funded students.
Year Number China Self Publicly
of funded funded funded
Students Scholarships %
1995 23,486 10,886 12,600 46.4%
2000 38,989 6,696 32,293 17.2%
2001 83,973 7,921 76,052 9.4%
2002 125,179 8,180 117,000 6.5%
2003 117,307 8,200 109,100 7%
2004 114,663 10,360 104,300 9%
2005 118,500 12,000 106,500 10%
2006 134,000 13,122 121,880 10%
2007 144,000 15,810 129,000 11%
2008 179,800 18,200 161,600 10.1%
2009 229,300 19,200 210,100 8.4%
2010 284,700 18,300 266,400 6.9%
2011 339,700 24,900 314,800 7.3%
Opportunities for recruiting students on
Chinese publicly funded scholarships are
limited. Scholarships are granted through the
Chinese Ministry of Education and a wide
range of public authorities primarily for
research degrees. Self funded students (or
those receiving merit scholarships directly
from institutions abroad) continue to
dominate the study abroad market.

5. +  Domestic ‘Gaokao’ university
entrance exam participation.
Year Number of Admitted %
Examinees
1977 5,700,000 270,000 4.8%
1980 3,330,000 280,000 8%
1985 1,760,000 620,000 35%
1990 2,830,000 610,000 22%
1995 2,530,000 930,000 37%
2000 3,750,000 2,210,000 59%
2001 4,540,000 2,680,000 59%
2002 5,100,000 3,200,000 63%
2003 6,130,000 3,820,000 62%
2004 7,290,000 4,470,000 61%
2005 8,770,000 5,040,000 57%
2006 9,500,000 5,460,000 57%
2007 10,100,000 5,660,000 56%
2008 10,500,000 5,990,000 57%
2009 10,200,000 6,290,000 62%
2010 9,57,000 6,650,000 69.5%
2011 9,330,000 6,750,000 72.3%
Admissions rates for students taking the national
university entrance exams has continued to rise.
In metropolitan centres such as Beijing and
Shanghai, admission rates for candidates is over
85% in 2011, leaving a very small pool of
students unable to gain higher education places.

6. +  Notes on Gaokao
statistics
 1977-1980 high examinee numbers driven
by resumption of exams after Cultural
Revolution.
 Participation rates in senior high school
increasing rapidly during this period.
 Not all high school graduates take exam.
Statistics indicative of demand for
domestic undergraduate places.
 Peak year in 2008 for absolute numbers of
examinees.
 High school participation rate continues to
grow though school age cohorts in
significant decline.
 Chinese Ministry of Education objective to
grow senior high school participation rate
of the 15-17 age cohort from 82.5% in
2010 to 90% by 2020.
 Increase in demand driven primarily by
increase in participation in age cohort.
 Age cohort declining reflected in reduction
in examinees after 2008, despite higher
participation rate.

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Applications for graduate programs
via the national graduate entrance
examinations.
Year Number of Growth Enrolled %
Candidates Enrolled
2012 1,656,000 6.9% TBA TBA
2011 1,511,000 7.9% 495,000 32.8%
2010 1,406,000 12.8% 472,000 33.6%
2009 1,246,000 3.8% 415,000 33.3%
2008 1,200,000 (0.6%) 364,000 30.3%
2007 1,282,000 0.8% 390,000 30.4%
2006 1,271,200 8.4% 402,800 31.7%
2005 1,172,000 24% 324,940 27.7%
2004 945,000 18.5% 330,000 34.9%
2003 797,000 27.7% 270,000 33.9%
2002 624,000 35.7% 195,000 31.25%
2001 460,000 17.3% 110,500 24%
2000 392,000 22.9% 85,000 21.7%
Graduate places remains highly competitive. While there has been significant
growth in places and capacity, domestic provision has scaled up far more slowly
than for undergraduate places. Significant unmet demand remains in the
system with large number of high calibre candidates unable to obtain a
graduate place. International providers continue to be well positioned to grow
Chinese graduate student recruitment.

8. +  Higher Education Students in
China.
Year Undergraduate / Masters Ph.D. Total
Junior College
Diploma
2000 9,097,300 301,200 9,398,500
2001 11,750,500 329,256 12,079,756
2002 13,751,150 500,980 14,252,130
2003 16,732,942 651,260 17,384,202
2004 19,898,833 654,286 165,610 20,718,729
2005 22,631,151 787,293 191,317 23,609,761
2006 25,380,151 896,615 208,038 26,484,804
2007 27,195,304 972,539 222,508 28,390,351
2008 29,252,148 1,046,429 236,617 30,535,194
2009 31,251,500 1,158,600 246,300 32,656,400
2010 32,209,760 1,279,466 258,950 33,748,176
2000-2010 was a period of
extraordinary growth for the Chinese
higher education system. Public and
private capacity rapidly expanded,
with extraordinary investment in
facilities and infrastructure.

9. +  Participation rates in secondary
and higher education in China.
Year Junior Senior Higher
secondary secondary education
(12-14 years) (15-17 years) (18-22 years)
1990 66.7% 21.9% 3.4%
1995 78.4% 33.6% 7.2%
2000 88.6% 42.8% 12.5%
2001 88.7% 42.8% 13.3%
2002 90.0% 42.8% 15.0%
2003 92.7% 43.8% 17.0%
2004 94.1% 48.1% 19.0%
2005 95.0% 52.7% 21.0%
2006 97% 59.8% 22.0%
2007 98% 66% 23.0%
2008 98.5% 74% 23.3%
2009 99% 79.2% 24.2%
2010 100% 82.5% 26.5%
2020 100% 90% 40%
Target
Growth in secondary and higher education
has been driven by rapidly increasing
participation rates, more than by age cohort
growth. Ahead, with declining
demographics, participation rates will climb
to 40% by 2020 with only incremental growth
in higher education places.

10. +International students
coming to China….
China becomes a major destination
country….
Year Number of % Growth
Students
2000 52,150 NA
2001 61,869 18.6%
2002 85,829 38.7%
2003 77,715 (9.45%)
2004 110,844 42.6%
2005 141,087 27.3%
2006 162,695 15.3%
2007 195,503 20.2%
2008 223,449 14.3%
2009 238,184 6.6%
2010 265,090 11.3%
2011 292,611 10.4%
2011 Summary
25,687 international students in China on Chinese government scholarships.
• Major sending countries in order: Korea (66,442), USA (23,292), Japan
(17,961), Thailand (14,145), Vietnam (13,549), Russia (13,340), Indonesia
(10,957), India (9,370), Kazakhstan (8,287), Pakistan (8,516), France
(7,592), Mongolia (7,112) and Germany (5,451).
• 118,837 students on award (Bachelors, Masters & Doctoral programs) and
173,774 students on non-award programs.
• The Ministry of Education announced that by 2020, China intends to host
500,000 international students and become the largest destination for
overseas study for students from Asia.

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Demographic decline
An example from Jiangsu Province…
The pipeline shrinks by 29.2% to 2015
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year 7 new 990,600 946,600 865,800 779,000 701,040
students
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year 9 1,213,500 1,115,200 1,024,300 962,800 914,000
graduates
Growth NA (12.87%) (9.88%) (1.64%) (3.3%)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year 12 449,700 522,400 499,100 513,100 486,400
Mainstream
Year 12 243,200 265,700 289,400 301,200 264,600
Vocational
Total 692,900 788,100 788,500 814,300 751,000
Jiangsu Province serves as a good example of the
demographic decline in school age cohorts. In the 5 years
from 2006-2010, the Year 7 cohort declined by 29.2%.
This cohort graduates in 2015 and faces less competition
than any other in history in a greatly expanded domestic
university system. Age cohort participation in higher
education in Jiangsu has already reached 40%.

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Demographic decline
An example from Hunan Province…
The closing “unmet demand” gap….
Hunan Students taking University Entrance Exams
2006-2010. Candidates vs. Admissions. (1,000s)
600
500
400
300 Admitted
200 Candidates
100
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Admission rates of Hunan students into higher
education 2006-2010
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

13. Regional reports.
The statistics below outline the regional context of Chinese
education. Given that many Provinces represent a far larger
opportunity for international educators than the traditional
metropolitan centers of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, a
regional strategy is a mid-to-long term necessity.
The Report does not cover how many Chinese students are
recruited for overseas education from each Province or region or
into which destination markets. Currently, reliable figures for this
are not available, with no foreign Embassies publicly releasing
student visa statistics with a breakdown by Chinese geographic
region. Work with AEI, the British Council, Education USA and
other industry organizations to obtain greater understanding of
the regional markets you plan to enter.
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The purpose of the brief regional profiles below is to offer insights
into the scope of the opportunity by region, rather than a detailed
strategy on how to undertake regional marketing in China. Each
Partner has differing recruitment needs, resources and
considerations when setting regional objectives.
At EIC Group China, we strongly encourage our Partners to visit
our regional offices and to join our major events held in March,
June and October each year across 17 key regions of China.
Beyond this, there are many solutions providers in both China and
abroad that can support online marketing and branding in
Chinese to create a ‘digital solution’ to the regional issue. EIC’s
Partner Services unit also offers solutions for online branding and
marketing. Many Partners have internal staff and student
resources capable of supporting these efforts at low or no cost.
EIC will be releasing a paper soon on how to undertake low or no
cost branding efforts online in China.
Chris Francis, Strategic Development Director
EIC Group

14. +  Sources of Chinese Higher
Education Students by Province
2010.
Province / Undergraduate Masters Ph.D. Total
Municipality / Junior College students students Higher
Diploma Education
students Students
Beijing 747,228 30,964 14,652 792,884
Tianjin 419,398 18,341 3,423 441,162
Hebei 1,596,100 75,796 11,769 1,683,665
Shanxi 1,036,313 49,184 7,573 1,093,070
Inner 754,542 27,094 4,378 786,014
Mongolia
Liaoning 1,124,484 54,482 13,153 1,192,119
Jilin 671,527 40,382 9,152 721,061
Heilongjiang 943,949 48,172 9,759 1,001,880
Shanghai 711,506 29,247 14,510 755,263
Jiangsu 2,332,012 79,167 16,069 2,427,428
Zhejiang 1,578,375 35,084 9,512 1,622,971
Anhui 1,410,782 63,953 10,270 1,485,005
Fujian 958,845 22,044 4,796 985,685
Jiangxi 986,470 40,345 5,961 1,032,776
Shandong 2,281,973 157,609 23,819 2,463,401
Henan 2,125,998 106,176 14,584 2,246,758
Hubei 1,495,347 90,927 19,444 1,605,718
Hunan 1,431,264 61,967 13,080 1,506,311
These statistics demonstrate where Chinese
universities are recruiting their own students. They
are particularly key for undergraduate recruitment,
showing that the bulk of domestic recruitment for
higher education is not in the major metropolitan
centres.

15. +  Sources of Chinese Higher
Education Students by Province
2010.
Province / Undergraduate Masters Ph.D. Total
Municipality / Junior College students students Higher
Diploma Education
students students
Guangdong 2,294,357 30,932 7,344 2,332,633
Guangxi 865,168 15,264 2,648 883,080
Hainan 193,754 3,539 553 197,846
Chongqing 635,036 21,612 4,010 660,658
Sichuan 1,547,166 50,986 11,398 1,609,550
Guizhou 599,984 11,292 1,827 613,103
Yunnan 752,373 13,823 3,161 769,357
Tibet 52,923 973 130 52,026
Sha’anxi 1,142,056 58,362 11,046 1,211,464
Gansu 652,273 19,279 4,011 675,563
Qinghai 134,004 2,667 608 137,279
Ningxia 189,083 4,262 899 194,244
Xinjiang 525,613 11,647 2,586 539,846
Total 32,209,760 1,279,466 258,950 33,748,176
Again, these statistics reflect the origin of students,
not where they undertake higher education, which is
covered in the regional reports below. Thinking like
a Chinese higher education institution would require
identifying opportunities, partnerships and channels
to market into the major provinces covered in the
report. For undergraduate recruitment, targeting
students ‘at home’ is key to successful recruitment.

16. Regional reports…
Beijing.
Population:19.612 million (12.567 million holding residence permits) (2010)
GDP: RMB1377.79 billion (2010)
Students: 2.687 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 277,000
Primary: 686,000
Junior Middle School: 328,500
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 219,000
Senior Middle School: 216,500
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 735,000
Postgraduate: 225,000
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2000:75%
2006:72.88%
2010: 89.7%
Year 7 students:
2001:166,174
2006: 90,722
2009: 105,930
Year 9 students:
2001: 149,442
2006: 124,250
2009: 101,811
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2001: 51,263
2006:78,037
+
2009:70,132
Undergraduates
2001: 340,284
2006: 554,702
2009: 577,154
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma
cohort)
2001: 55,831
2006: 132,488
2009: 152,336

17. Regional reports…
Shanghai
Population: 23.019 million (14.042 million holding residence permits) (2010)
GDP: RMB 1687.242 billion (2010)
Students: 2.8182 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 400,300
Primary: 865,800
Junior Middle School: 464,850
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 157,600
Senior Middle School: 208,250
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 609,700
Postgraduate: 111,700
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2000:70%
2006:80.4%
2010:85%
Year 7 students:
2003:127,500
2006: 108,793
2009: 109,300
Year 9 students:
2003: 180,400
2006: 112,607
2009: 100,000
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2003:77,600
+
2006:121,900
2009:87,600
Undergraduates
2003: 378,500
2006: 466,300
2009: 512,800
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma
cohort)
2003: 71,200
2006: 110,500
2009: 126,900

18. Regional reports…
Guangdong
Population: 104.3 million (million holding residence permits) (2010)
GDP: RMB4547.283 billion (2010)
Students: 21.3953 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 2,772,300
Primary: 8,485,500
Junior Middle School: 5,001,000
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 1,547,800
Senior Middle School: 2,089,500
Junior College Diploma/Undergraduate: 1,426,700
Postgraduate: 72,500
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2000: 65%
2006: 69.58%
2010: 78%
Year 7 students:
2001: 1,426,843
2006: 1,706,870
2010: 1,663,700
Year 9 students:
2004: 1,314,000
2006: 1,425,900
2010: 1,534,700
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2004: 318,000
+
2006: 429,900
2010: 567,600
Undergraduates
2001: 381,926
2006: 1,008,577
2010: 1,426,624
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college
diploma cohort)
2001: 62,000
2006: 196,000
2010: 334,200

19. Regional reports…
Tianjin
Population: 12.28 million (9.8 million holding residence permits).
GDP: RMB750 billion (2009)
Students: 1.79 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 217, 886
Primary:505,895
Junior Middle School: 273,408
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 105,694
Senior Middle School: 185,153
Junior College Diploma: 155,608
Undergraduate: 273, 616
Postgraduate: 41,022
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2001:71.78%
2006:70.83%
2010:79%
Year 7 students:
2006: 104,243
2008: 84,245
2010: 83,891
Year 9 students:
2006: 124,325
2008: 98,490
2010: 93,464
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 69,891
2008: 75,230
+
2010: 65,951
Undergraduates
2006: 212,526
2008: 240,510
2010: 273,616
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 81,983
2008: 101,728
2010: 105,354

20. Regional reports…
Jiangsu
Population: 76.54 million (2010)
GDP: RMB4.09 trillion (2010)
Students: 11.3 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 833,100
Primary: 3,987,000 (participation rate 100%)
Junior Middle School: 2,329,500 (participation rate 98.7%)
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 1,020,400
Senior Middle School: 1,356,600
Junior College Diploma / Undergraduate: 1,649,400
Postgraduate: 125,500
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2001:61.2%
2006:70.71%
2010: 77.9%
Year 7 students:
2006: 990,600
2008: 865,800
2010: 701,040
Year 9 students:
2006: 1,213,500
2008: 1,024,300
2010: 914,000
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 449,700
+ 486,400
2008: 499,100
2010:
Undergraduates/Junior College:
2006: 1,306,200
2008: 1,572,600
2010: 1,649,400
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 257,300
2008: 380,900
2010: 478,900

21. Regional reports…
Hubei
Population: 59.9 million (2005)
GDP: RMB1.58 trillion (2010)
Students: 11,340,000 (2009)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 831,400
Primary: 3,592,600
Junior Middle School: 2,263,400
Secondary Specialist / Vocational:
Senior Middle School: 1,286,800
Junior College Diploma / Undergraduate: 1,400,000
Postgraduate: 90,700
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2001:56.8%
2006:52.9%
2010: 69%
Year 7 students:
2006: NA
2008: 775,700
2010: NA
Year 9 students:
2006: NA
2008: 961,000
2010: NA
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 410,700
+ 435,500
2008: 449,700
2010:
Undergraduates/Junior College:
2006: 1,092,300
2008: 1,185,100
2010: 1,296,900
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2001: 65,859
2006: 300,000
2010: 356,000

22. Regional reports…
Fujian
Population: 36.3 million (2009)
GDP: RMB1.43 trillion (2010)
Students: 8,366,167 (2009)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 1,077,218
Primary: 2,397,594
Junior Middle School: 1,415,209
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 540,020
Senior Middle School: 719,067
Junior College Diploma: 269,471
Undergraduate: 336,813
Postgraduate: 29,012
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2000:50%
2006:58%
2010: 80%
Year 7 students:
2006: 523,700
2008: 495,894
2010: 383,200
Year 9 students:
2006: 602,300
2008: 495,367
2010: 478,500
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 201,800
+ 242,178
2008:
2010: 240,300
Undergraduates/Junior College:
2006: 461,341
2008: 562,595
2010: 647,800
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 94,979
2008: 130,379
2010: 142,814

23. Regional reports…
Shandong
Population:94 million (2009)
GDP: RMB3.94 trillion (2010)
Students: 8,366,167 (2009)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 1,809,000
Primary:6,292,000
Junior Middle School: 3,418,000
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 1,165,000
Senior Middle School: 1,575,000
Junior College Diploma / Undergraduate:1,631,000
Postgraduate:65,000
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2006: 64.4%
2008: 65%
2010: 79.72%
Year 7 students:
2006: NA
2008: 1,080,000
2010: 1,113,000
Year 9 students:
2006: NA
2008: 1,080,000
2010: 1,022,000
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: NA
2008: NA
+ 547,000
2010:
Undergraduates/Junior College:
2006: 1,338,000
2008: 1,534,000
2010: 1,631,000
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2005: 180,932
2006: 221,985
2007: 309,493
2008: 375,417

24. Regional reports…
Zhejiang
Population: 54.4269 million (42.6029 million holding residence permits) (2010)
GDP: RMB 2.7227 trillion (2010)
Students: 9.29 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 1,830,500
Primary: 3,333,300
Junior Middle School: 1,671,300
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 642,200
Senior Middle School: 880,200
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 884,900
Postgraduate: 47,991
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2001: 68.3%
2006: 71%
2010: 83.8%
Year 7 students:
2006: 625,800
2008: 622,100
2010: 532,000
Year 9 students:
2006: 594,000
2008: 538,100
2010: 586,000
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006:292,000
2008:295,900
+2010:273,700
Undergraduates and junior college diploma
2006: 720,000
2008: 832,200
2010: 884,900
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 163,000
2008: 203,200
2010: 233,700

25. Regional reports…
Liaoning
Population: 43.746 million (2010)
GDP: RMB 1.82783 trillion (2010)
Students: 4.8212 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 834,000
Primary: 2,183,000
Junior Middle School:1,272,000
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: NA
Senior Middle School:715,000
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 880,000
Postgraduate: 82,000
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2000: 75%
2006: 74.28%
2010: 87%
Year 7 students:
2006: 504,800
2008: 459,000
2010: 397,000
Year 9 students:
2006: 541,900
2008: 464,000
2010: 455,000
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 224,500
2008: 257,000
+ 226,000
2010:
Undergraduates
2006: 720,500
2008: 820,000
2010: 880,000
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 155,000
2008: 202,000
2010: 220,000

26. Regional reports…
Heilongjiang
Population: 38.312 million (2010)
GDP: RMB 1.0235 trillion (2010)
Students: 5.413 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 492,000
Primary: 1,880,000
Junior Middle School: 1,291,000
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 360,000
Senior Middle School: 617,000
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 719,000
Postgraduate: 54,467
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2000:30%
2006: 74.89%
2010: 90.77% * First Province to ever exceed 90% gaokao articulation.
Year 7 students:
2006: 422,000
2008: 390,000
2010: 363,000
Year 9 students:
2006: 537,000
2008: 447,000
2010: 405,000
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 182,000
2008: 204,000
+ 196,000
2010:
Undergraduates
2006: 584,000
2008: 678,000
2010: 719,000
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 129,000
2008: 170,000
2010: 181,000

27. Regional reports…
Sichuan
Population: 80.418 million (2010)
GDP: RMB 1.6898.6 trillion (2010)
Students: 17.923million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: NA
Primary: 5,921,000
Junior Middle School: 4,901,000
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 1,400,000
Senior Middle School: 1,462,000
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 1,086,000
Postgraduate: 78,000
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2006: 60%
2007: 53.53%
2010: 70%
Year 7 students:
2006: 1,262,356
2008: 1,251,700
2010: 1,116,200
Year 9 students:
2006: NA
2008: NA
2010: NA
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: Not available
2008: NA
+ NA
2010:
Undergraduates
2006: 861,000
2008: 991,000
2010: 1,086,000
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 173,000
2008: 248,000
2010: 279,000

28. Regional reports…
Chongqing
Population: 28.8462 million (million holding residence permits) (2010)
GDP: RMB 0.78942 trillion (2010)
Students: 4.9999 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: NA
Primary: 1,999,400
Junior Middle School: 1,281,700
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 526,600
Senior Middle School: 626,400
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 522,700
Postgraduate: 43,100
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2006: 60%
2007: 58%
2010: 78.55%
Year 7 students:
2006: 643,900
2008: 688,800
2010: 408,500
Year 9 students:
2006: 529,400
2008: 545,900
2010: 416,600
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 190,000
+ 189,000
2008:
2010: 169,500
Undergraduates
2006: 376,100
2008: 450,000
2010: 522,700
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 76,500
2008: 99,700
2010: 122,800

29. Regional reports…
Sha’anxi
Population: 37.327378 million (million holding residence permits) (2010)
GDP: RMB 1.002153 trillion (2010)
Students: 7.5553 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 704,800
Primary: 2,610,400
Junior Middle School: 1,643,200
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 628,200
Senior Middle School: 955,900
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 927,800
Postgraduate: 85,000
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2006:59.5%
2008:59.34%
2010:60.2%
Year 7 students:
2006: 696,400
2008: 615,300
2010: 493,400
Year 9 students:
2006: 700,900
2008: NA
2010: NA
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 277,400
+ NA
2008:
2010: NA
Undergraduates
2006: 726,200
2008: 839,700
2010: 927,800
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 157,800
2008: 250,000
2010: 265,000

30. Regional reports…
Hunan
Population: 65.683722 million (million holding residence permits) (2010)
GDP: RMB 1.590212 trillion (2010)
Students: 11.2471 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: 1,419,100
Primary: 4,791,600
Junior Middle School: 2,149,200
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 764,800
Senior Middle School: 1,019,000
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 1,047,200
Postgraduate: 56,200
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2000:50%
2006:48.9%
2008:51%
2010:81%
Year 7 students:
2006: NA
2008: 719,100
2010: 734,400
Year 9 students:
2006: NA
2008: 774,200
2010: 697,500
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
+ NA
2006:
2008: 430,000
2010: 361,800
Undergraduates
2006: 831,000
2008: 952,300
2010: 1,047,200
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 208,369
2008: 244,700
2010: 276,100

31. Regional reports…
Henan
Population: 94.023567 million (million holding residence permits) (2010)
GDP: RMB 2.294268 trillion (2010)
Students: 20.699721 million (2010)
Comprising:
Kindergarten: NA
Primary: 10,705,300
Junior Middle School: 4,694,000
Secondary Specialist / Vocational: 1,893,100
Senior Middle School: 1,921,600
Junior College Diploma and Undergraduate: 1,456,700
Postgraduate: 29,021
University Entrance Exam articulation rates:
2006: 58.97%
2008: 42%
2010: 64.6%
Year 7 students:
2006: 1,661,900
2008: 1,651,300
2010: 1,588,100
Year 9 students:
2006: 1,880,600
2008: 1,830,700
2010: 1,549,200
Year 12 graduates (mainstream high school):
2006: 573,600
2008: 749,800
+ 704,300
2010:
Undergraduates
2006: 974,100
2008: 1,250,200
2010: 1,456,700
Graduating higher education students (undergraduate/junior college diploma cohort)
2006: 202,100
2008: 302,500
2010: 382,500

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