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Demographic Profile of China

 China Population 2018

China's 2018 population is 1.42 billion,

based on United Nations projections.
China, officially the People's Republic of
China, is the largest country in the world
today.
 The People's Republic of China (PRC) is
governed by the Communist Party with its
seat of government in Beijing, which
exercises jurisdiction over 5 autonomous
regions, 22 provinces, 4 direct-controlled
municipalities and 2 primarily self-governing
special administrative regions (Macau and
Hong Kong). The PRC also claims Taiwan,
which is controlled by a separate political
entity called the Republic of China (ROC) as
its 23rd province. This makes population
figures a bit confusing.
 China Demographics

China is classified as an upper middle-income

country by the World Bank,
and its rapid growth over the decades has pulled
hundreds of millions of its citizens out of poverty.
About 10% of the population in the country lives on
$1 USD a day, compared to 64% just 35 years ago.
About 3% of the population is Islamic, with a
Christian population estimated to be about 5%.
According to some sources, Christianity could
represent as much as 20% of China's population by
2025.
Buddhism is practiced by 10 to 18% of Chinese
residents, while over 30% practice local folk
religions.
 China's Growth Problems

The size of China's population has long been a

hot political issue in China. After rapid population
growth in the middle of the 20th century, the
Chinese government sought to limit population
growth by introducing the famous "one child
policy."
Components of Population Change

One birth every 2

seconds
One death every 3
seconds
One net migrant
every 2 minutes
Net gain of one
person every 6
seconds
 About China

Official Name People's Republic of China

Languages Spoken Mandarin
Is Landlocked No
Latitude/Longitude 35105
Currencies Used China Yuan Renminbi
Demonym Chinese
 Additional Facts about China

 China has the second largest economy in the

world, right after the USA.
 The Great Wall of China is the largest man-made
structure in the world, extending 8,850 km
(5,500 miles).
 The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar
New Year, is the most important celebration in
China. 
 Education Funding - China

The Characteristics of China’s Current Education Finance System

China currently has the world’s largest education system. In 2009,

there were 255,976,000 students in education institutions of all levels.
Of these, 26,578,000 were in kindergartens, with the gross enrolment
rate in these being 50.9 percent in three years; 100,715,000 were in
primary schools, the net enrolment rate being 99.4 percent;
54,009,000 were in junior middle schools, the gross enrolment rate
being 99.0 percent; 46,409,000 were in the senior middle school
stage, the gross enrolment rate being 79.2 percent; and 28,265,000
were in institutions of higher learning, the gross enrolment rate being
24.2 percent
 A Multi‐Channel Fundraising System
Consisting Mainly of Government Investment

China’s system for raising education funds is a multi‐

channel fundraising system with government
investment as the main component.

From elementary schools to higher education

institutions, the ratio of public education funds
decreases progressively with rises in the level of
education
The ways for raising funds differ for public
schools and nongovernmental schools. The
funds for most public schools are provided
mainly by the government. However, parents
of students at non‐ compulsory education
schools must pay fairly high tuition and
miscellaneous fees, and the funds for
nongovernmental schools come mainly from
fees collected from their students; the
government invests very little public funds in
them.
 Regulations in the Guideline for
Education Finance Policy

The regulations in the Guideline for

education finance policy were put forward
as measures to guarantee the realization of
the 2020 educational development targets.
The provisions on education finance policy
are to be found mainly in Chapter 18 of the
Guideline’s Section IV “Guaranteeing
Measures.”
Considerations and Discussions on the
Policy for Increasing Education Input

The problem of insufficient education funds had long

existed during the development of China’s education and
was still quite salient even up to recent times. For
example, the shortage of funds for rural compulsory
education has resulted in the hiring of large numbers of
unqualified substitute teachers, schools at various levels
still owing hundreds of billions of yuan in debts, and large
numbers of transient children being unable to enter
public schools for an education
Considerations about Policies for Improving
the Student Financial Assistance System

Since the year 2000, China has initially formed a

system for assisting students from impoverished
families in the compulsory and higher education
phases, but problems still exist, as financial
assistance systems have yet to be formed for
preschool education and ordinary senior middle
school education. Hence the Guideline proposes a
number of policies for improving the student
financial assistance system.