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China has 270 million people with higher education, says Education Ministry
我国接受过高等教育的人口达2.7亿
China's Vice Education Minister Wang Guangyan announced on September 23 that 270 million people in China have received higher education. He also cited a preschool gross enrollment rate of 92.9%, a compulsory education completion rate of 96.1%, and a senior high school gross enrollment rate of 92%. The data was released at a State Council Information Office press conference themed on the opening of the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
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This article, hosted on People's Daily Online and sourced from Xinhua, frames the statistics as evidence of China's educational achievements under the 'education power' (教育强国) strategy.
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