China-NPC Briefing/Education

China operates world's largest education system of quality: minister

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Beijing, China - March 7, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"Education connects both the welfare of all families and the future of the country, as it concerns the growth of all children and the cultivation of talent for the modernization drive. Now China is operating the world's largest education system of quality. China has 440,000 schools of all levels and types with 280 million enrolled students and 18.7 million teachers."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
3. Reporters, camera crew
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4. Various of reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education (ending with shot 6):
"The gross enrollment rate for preschool education is 92.9 percent, an increase of 28.4 percentage points compared with that before the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012, significantly higher than the average of 84.7 percent of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). China's higher education system has produced 55 million graduates during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Its gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, rising from less than 30 percent before 2012 to over 60 percent today."
6. Reporters, camera crew
7. Press conference in progress
8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education:
"The data that I presented to you demonstrate that we have made new breakthroughs in providing inclusive, high-quality public education services. The coverage and key indicators of basic education have comprehensively surpassed the average level of upper-middle-income countries, with preschool education and compulsory education reaching the average level of high-income countries."

FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of children in kindergarten

FILE: Xining City, Qinghai Province, northwest China - June 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of primary students in class

FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of high school students in class

FILE: Beijing, China - Dec 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of college students in class

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China operates the world's largest education system of quality, with preschool education and compulsory education reaching the average levels of high-income countries, Education Minister Huai Jinpeng said at a press conference in Beijing on Saturday.

"Education connects both the welfare of all families and the future of the country, as it concerns the growth of all children and the cultivation of talent for the modernization drive. Now China is operating the world's largest education system of quality. China has 440,000 schools of all levels and types with 280 million enrolled students and 18.7 million teachers," said the minister at the press conference on people's livelihood at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

"The gross enrollment rate for preschool education is 92.9 percent, an increase of 28.4 percentage points compared with that before the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012, significantly higher than the average of 84.7 percent of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). China's higher education system has produced 55 million graduates during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Its gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, rising from less than 30 percent before 2012 to over 60 percent today," Huai said.

The gross enrollment rate for senior high schools in China reached 92 percent in 2025, an increase of 7 percentage points compared with that before the 18th CPC National Congress, according to the minister.

"The data that I presented to you demonstrate that we have made new breakthroughs in providing inclusive, high-quality public education services. The coverage and key indicators of basic education have comprehensively surpassed the average level of upper-middle-income countries, with preschool education and compulsory education reaching the average level of high-income countries," Huai told the press conference.

The fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress opened on Thursday and is scheduled to run till March 12.

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China-NPC Briefing/Education

China operates world's largest education system of quality: minister

Dateline : March 7, 2026/File

Location : China

Duration : 2'07

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Beijing, China - March 7, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"Education connects both the welfare of all families and the future of the country, as it concerns the growth of all children and the cultivation of talent for the modernization drive. Now China is operating the world's largest education system of quality. China has 440,000 schools of all levels and types with 280 million enrolled students and 18.7 million teachers."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
3. Reporters, camera crew
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
4. Various of reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education (ending with shot 6):
"The gross enrollment rate for preschool education is 92.9 percent, an increase of 28.4 percentage points compared with that before the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012, significantly higher than the average of 84.7 percent of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). China's higher education system has produced 55 million graduates during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Its gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, rising from less than 30 percent before 2012 to over 60 percent today."
6. Reporters, camera crew
7. Press conference in progress
8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education:
"The data that I presented to you demonstrate that we have made new breakthroughs in providing inclusive, high-quality public education services. The coverage and key indicators of basic education have comprehensively surpassed the average level of upper-middle-income countries, with preschool education and compulsory education reaching the average level of high-income countries."

FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of children in kindergarten

FILE: Xining City, Qinghai Province, northwest China - June 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of primary students in class

FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of high school students in class

FILE: Beijing, China - Dec 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of college students in class


China operates the world's largest education system of quality, with preschool education and compulsory education reaching the average levels of high-income countries, Education Minister Huai Jinpeng said at a press conference in Beijing on Saturday.

"Education connects both the welfare of all families and the future of the country, as it concerns the growth of all children and the cultivation of talent for the modernization drive. Now China is operating the world's largest education system of quality. China has 440,000 schools of all levels and types with 280 million enrolled students and 18.7 million teachers," said the minister at the press conference on people's livelihood at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

"The gross enrollment rate for preschool education is 92.9 percent, an increase of 28.4 percentage points compared with that before the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012, significantly higher than the average of 84.7 percent of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). China's higher education system has produced 55 million graduates during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Its gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, rising from less than 30 percent before 2012 to over 60 percent today," Huai said.

The gross enrollment rate for senior high schools in China reached 92 percent in 2025, an increase of 7 percentage points compared with that before the 18th CPC National Congress, according to the minister.

"The data that I presented to you demonstrate that we have made new breakthroughs in providing inclusive, high-quality public education services. The coverage and key indicators of basic education have comprehensively surpassed the average level of upper-middle-income countries, with preschool education and compulsory education reaching the average level of high-income countries," Huai told the press conference.

The fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress opened on Thursday and is scheduled to run till March 12.

ID : 8469068

Published : 2026-03-07 10:47

Last Modified : 2026-03-07 18:46:15

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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