New policy measures needed to continue tertiary reform without reducing quality, says OECD
Like many other countries, China faces the dilemma of expanding its tertiary education system within a tight fiscal constraint. Special challenges in China include the unprecedented scale in student numbers and the rapidly rising aspirations of students and parents for upward social mobility through education.
Given the capacity limits, particularly the availability of appropriately qualified teaching personnel, new policy measures are needed to continue expanding tertiary education without reducing quality. Gradually expanding participation in tertiary education and improving quality will require increased government and private spending, improved operational efficiency and more equitable distribution of resources. China will need to spend a higher proportion of its rising GDP on tertiary education.
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