Published:January 16, 2013
In Education, China Takes the Lead
China has invested heavily in a huge expansion of higher education, although questions persist about the quality of Chinese university educations and the extent to which China’s manufacturing-intensive economy can create jobs for so many graduates.Related Article »
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Share of worldwide
college enrollment
By local, provincial and national gov’ts
Education spending in China
2- and 4-year colleges
2- and 4-year college degrees or higher
College degrees awarded
Sources: UNESCO (degrees, enrollment); China finance ministry, via CEIC Data (spending)