The Ministry of Education has just released its 2023 Statistical Bulletin on Education Spending as follows:
I. Total national spending on education
In 2023, national spending on education totaled RMB 6.4595 trillion, marking an increase of 5.3% 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 5.0433 trillion, a 4.0% increase on 2022.
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 2022 (%) |
|
Preschool education |
538.2 |
4.7 |
|
Compulsory education |
2,842.7 |
6.0 |
|
Upper secondary: |
1,015.4 |
6.2 |
|
- Including secondary vocational education |
330.9 |
2.1 |
|
Tertiary education: |
1,764.0 |
7.6 |
|
- Including vocational higher education |
363.0 |
7.1 |
|
Other |
299.2 |
-13.0 |
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 2022 (%) |
|
Kindergarten |
16,243 |
8.8 |
|
Primary school |
15,895 |
4.3 |
|
Junior middle school |
22,054 |
2.7 |
|
Senior middle school |
25,811 |
3.8 |
|
Secondary vocational school |
24,839 |
0.7 |
|
Higher education institution |
40,721 |
3.9 |
