China's higher education system

高等教育毛入学率超5成

China has built the world's largest higher education system, with more than 40 million students, the Ministry¹ of Education said on Thursday. The gross enrollment rate in tertiary education increased from 40 percent in 2015 to 51.6 percent last year, said Wu Yan, director of the ministry's Department of Higher Education.

教育部高等教育司司长吴岩12月3日表示，我国高等教育毛入学率由2015年的40.0%提升至2019年的51.6%，在学总人数超过4000万，已建成世界规模最大的高等教育体系。

Hong DaYong, director of the ministry's Department of Degree Management and Postgraduate² Education, said 3.39 million students obtained master's degrees and 333,000 earned doctoral degrees in China during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period.

教育部学位管理与研究生教育司司长洪大用表示，“十三五”期间授予博士学位33万人，硕士学位339万人。

Three million Chinese students are pursuing postgraduate studies this year at domestic universities or research institutes and the country has more than 460,000 postgraduate supervisors³, he said.

在学研究生总规模今年达到300万人，研究生导师超过46万人。

Lei ChaoZi, director of the ministry's Department of Science and Technology, said higher education institutions have built more than 60 percent of key national laboratories and their staff members account for more than 60percent of national high-level talent.

教育部科学技术司司长雷朝滋指出，高校建有60%以上的国家重点实验室，聚集60%以上的全国高层次人才。

The country invested more than 782 billion yuan in scientific research and development at tertiary institutions from 2016 to 2019, he said.

2016-2019年，高校科技经费总额超过7820亿元。