| Item | 
1985 | 
1990 | 
1995 | 
1997 | 
1998 | 
| Number of Schools  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Regular Institutions of Higher Education  | 
1016 | 
1075 | 
1054 | 
1020 | 
1022 | 
| Secondary Schools  | 
104848 | 
100777 | 
95216 | 
92832 | 
92071 | 
| # Specialized Secondary Schools  | 
3557 | 
3982 | 
4049 | 
4143 | 
4109 | 
| Regular Secondary Schools  | 
93221 | 
87631 | 
81020 | 
78642 | 
77888 | 
| Primary Schools  | 
832309 | 
766072 | 
668685 | 
628840 | 
609626 | 
| Number of Full-time Teachers (10 000 persons) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Regular Institutions of Higher Education  | 
34.4 | 
39.5 | 
40.1 | 
40.5 | 
40.7 | 
| Secondary Schools  | 
296.7 | 
349.2 | 
388.3 | 
418.6 | 
431.2 | 
| # Specialized Secondary Schools  | 
17.4 | 
23.4 | 
25.7 | 
27.6 | 
27.9 | 
| Regular Secondary Schools  | 
265.2 | 
303.3 | 
333.4 | 
358.7 | 
369.7 | 
| Primary Schools  | 
537.7 | 
558.2 | 
566.4 | 
579.4 | 
581.9 | 
| New Student Enrollment (10 000 persons) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Regular Institutions of Higher Education  | 
61.9 | 
60.9 | 
92.6 | 
100 | 
108.4 | 
| Secondary Schools  | 
1789.8 | 
1815.8 | 
2354.1 | 
2501.5 | 
2705.4 | 
| # Specialized Secondary Schools  | 
66.8 | 
73 | 
138.1 | 
162.1 | 
166.8 | 
| Regular Secondary Schools  | 
1606.9 | 
1619.6 | 
2025.9 | 
2128.2 | 
2321 | 
| Primary Schools  | 
2298.2 | 
2064 | 
2531.8 | 
2462 | 
2201.4 | 
| Student Enrollment (10 000 persons) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Regular Institutions of Higher Education  | 
170.3 | 
206.3 | 
290.6 | 
317.4 | 
340.9 | 
| Secondary Schools  | 
5092.6 | 
5105.4 | 
6191.5 | 
6995.2 | 
7340.7 | 
| # Specialized Secondary Schools  | 
157.1 | 
224.4 | 
372.2 | 
465.4 | 
498.1 | 
| Regular Secondary Schools  | 
4706  | 
4586  | 
5371  | 
6017.9  | 
6301  | 
| Primary Schools  | 
13370.2  | 
12241.4  | 
13195.2  | 
13995.4  | 
13953.8  | 
| Graduates (10 000 persons)  | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
| Regular Institutions of Higher Education  | 
31.6  | 
61.4  | 
80.5  | 
82.9  | 
83  | 
| Secondary Schools  | 
1279.1  | 
1497.5  | 
1636.9  | 
1929.8  | 
2124.1  | 
| # Specialized Secondary Schools  | 
42.9  | 
66.1  | 
83.9  | 
115.7  | 
129.3  | 
| Regular Secondary Schools  | 
1194.9  | 
1342.1  | 
1429  | 
1664  | 
1832  | 
| Primary Schools  | 
1999.9  | 
1863.1  | 
1961.5  | 
1960.1  | 
2117.4  | 
| Student-teacher Ratio  | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
| Regular Institutions of Higher Education  | 
5  | 
5.2  | 
7.2  | 
7.8  | 
8.4  | 
| Secondary Schools  | 
17.2  | 
14.6  | 
15.9  | 
16.7  | 
17  | 
| Primary Schools  | 
24.9  | 
21.9  | 
23.3  | 
24.2  | 
24  | 
| Total Expenditures for Education (100 million yuan)  | 
   | 
   | 
1878.0  | 
2531.7  | 
   | 
| # Government Expenditures for Education  | 
   | 
   | 
1411.5  | 
1862.5  | 
   | 
| # Budgetary Expenditures for Education  | 
   | 
   | 
1028.4  | 
1357.7  | 
   |