Schools

School (English: School) refers to the organization where educators carry out systematic educational activities for the educated in a planned and organized way. The name originated in the Republic of China.
School education is a purposeful, systematic, organized and planned social activity undertaken by full-time personnel and specialized institutions, which aims to affect the physical and mental development of the educated school educators and finally make the physical and mental development of the educated achieve the predetermined purpose.
School education refers to all kinds of educational activities received by educatees in various schools. It is an important part of the educational system. The specific activities of school education are affected by social needs, must comply with the trend of social development, and undertake the function of transporting talents to the society. Generally speaking, school education includes primary education, secondary education and higher education. Schools are mainly divided into five types: kindergarten, primary school, junior middle school, senior high school and university.
In 2016, there were 512000 schools at all levels and of all types in China, with a total construction area of 3.26 billion square meters. By August 2021, there were 537100 schools of all types and at all levels in China, an increase of 7000 over the previous year, an increase of 1.33%; There were 289 million students in various types of academic education at all levels, an increase of 6.7448 million or 2.39% over the previous year; There were 17.9297 million full-time teachers, an increase of 609400 over the previous year, an increase of 3.52%.
As of June 30, 2020, there were 3005 colleges and universities in China, including 2740 ordinary colleges and universities, including 1258 undergraduate colleges and 1482 higher vocational (College) colleges; There are 265 adult colleges and universities. Colleges and universities in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are not included in this list.