The Ministry of Education has just released its 2022 Statistical Bulletin on Education Spending as follows:
I. Total national spending on education
In 2022, national spending on education totaled RMB 6.1344 trillion, marking an increase of 6% on the previous year, while funds channeled into education using national budget (including public expenditures and government expenditures on education, allocations for education from state-owned and state-holding enterprises, and revenues from businesses owned by educational institutions and public services) reached RMB 4.8478 trillion, a 5.8% increase on 2021.
II. National spending on education at all levels
Public operating expenditures for different education levels are listed in the table below:
|
Education Level |
Spending (bn RMB) |
Increase over 2021 (%) |
|
Preschool education |
513.7 |
3 |
|
Compulsory education |
2680.1 |
6.7 |
|
Upper secondary: |
955.6 |
8.5 |
|
- Including secondary vocational education |
323.8 |
9.1 |
|
Tertiary education: |
1639.7 |
6.2 |
|
- Including vocational higher education |
339.2 |
10.5 |
|
Others |
345.4 |
-1.8 |
III. Public funding per student at all levels of education
Public funding per student at different levels of education are listed in the table below:
|
Education level |
Funding per student (RMB) |
Increase over 2021 (%) |
|
Kindergarten |
14918 |
7.3 |
|
Primary school |
15240 |
5.2 |
|
Junior middle school |
21469 |
3.6 |
|
Senior middle school |
24854 |
2.8 |
|
Secondary vocational school |
23470 |
1.2 |
|
Higher education institution |
39220 |
1.3 |
