According to the data of the Ministry of Education, by the end of 2023, there will be 15,400 ordinary high schools in the mainland, with 2,214,800 full-time teachers in ordinary high schools, and 7,100 secondary vocational education schools, with 734,800 full-time teachers in secondary vocational education, and the gross enrollment rate at the senior high school level will reach 91.8%.
Keywords: high school education, general high school, secondary vocational education, private ordinary high school, private secondary vocational education
1. Overview
High school education is a special education stage in the mainland, because it does not belong to the stage of compulsory education, nor is it a special education stage that is purely classified as individualized education, and high school education belongs to the basic education stage, which is the only way to higher education. Senior secondary education is the last stage of primary education in mainland China, and senior secondary education includes three categories: general high school, adult high school, and secondary vocational education. General high school is the most important component of high school education in mainland China; Adult high schools are used for adult literacy, and with the reduction of the number of illiteracy in the mainland and the popularization of compulsory education, the number of adult high schools has been decreasing. Secondary vocational education is not only an important part of vocational education in the mainland, but also an important part of high school education in the mainland, and will play an increasingly important role in the future.
Second, the industrial chain
The upstream of the high school education industry is hardware and software, the hardware mainly includes the school's educational facilities and special teaching equipment, the software mainly refers to the teachers, school spirit and discipline, teaching philosophy, etc., the upstream education equipment and teachers are one of the important foundations of high school education, in recent years, the continuous development of the mainland's smart education equipment, provides a good hardware foundation for the mainland high school education industry, which is conducive to the improvement of high school education efficiency. The downstream of the industry is students, mainly for teenagers aged 15-18, and the mainland has a large youth population, and the demand for high school education is still large.
3. Market policy
As a link connecting nine-year compulsory education and post-secondary education, high school education plays a special role in the entire education system, which is directly related to the quality of a country's national education and national quality, and its development status has also become an important indicator to measure a country's comprehensive economic strength and education development level. The outline of the strategic plan for expanding domestic demand (2022-2035) points out that the quality of education services should be improved. Improve the national education system and promote educational equity. Promote the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education and the integration of urban and rural areas. Consolidate and improve the level of universal education at the senior secondary level. In December 2023, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the Guiding Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2024 Edition) to encourage the development of the education industry, including preschool education, special education, vocational education, and "Internet + education".
Note: This article is excerpted from the industry analysis article "Panorama Analysis of China's High School Education Industry in 2024: The Proportion of Private Schools Continues to Rise [Figure]" released by Zhiyan Consulting.
Based on the authoritative data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, government agencies and industry associations, the "China High School Education Industry Market Research and Future Trend Forecast Report" released by Zhiyan Consulting combines the collection and analysis of in-depth research data, expert feedback data, internal operation data and other global data to improve the efficiency of customers' business decision-making. This report makes an in-depth investigation and research on the current situation and market of China's high school education industry, and makes a prudent judgment on the future development prospects and trends according to the development trajectory of the industry, which provides a crucial decision-making reference for investors to find new market investment opportunities and enter the investment layout of the high school education industry.
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