Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators

Regular Higher Education Institutions refer to educational establishments recruiting graduates from senior secondary schools as the main target through National Matriculation TEST. They include full-time universities, independently established schools, independent colleges, higher professional colleges, higher vocational colleges and other regular higher education institutions.

Universities and independently established schools primarily provide normal courses at undergraduate and higher levels. Independent colleges mainly provide normal undergraduate courses. Higher professional colleges and higher vocational colleges primarily provide undergraduate of short-cycle courses. Other regular higher education institutions refer to educational establishments, which are responsible for enrolling higher education students under the State Plan but not enumerated in the total number of schools, including: branch schools of regular higher education institutions and junior colleges.

Adults Higher Education Institutions refer to educational establishments, enrolling personnel graduated from senior secondary school or with equivalent education through National Matriculation TEST for Adult, and providing higher education courses in forms of correspondence, spare time or full time, for adults. Adults higher education institutions include schools of higher education for staff and workers, schools of higher education for peasants, institutions of administration, educational colleges, independent correspondence colleges, radio and television universities and other educational establishments of higher education for adult. Other educational establishments of higher education for adult refer undertakings to enrol adult students under the State Plan but not enumerated in the number of schools.

Net Enrolment Ratio of School-age Children in Primary Schools refers to the proportion of school-age children enrolled at primary schools to the total number of school-age children both in and outside primary schools. The formula is:

Government Appropriation for Education refers to the general public budget appropriation fund for education, educational funds budgeted by government funds, enterprise appropriation for enterprise-run schools, income from school-run enterprises and social services that are used for education purpose and other government appropriations for education.