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Educational Inequality in China (Mainland) from 2017 to 2021: Reasons and Solutions
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Abstract
The aim of this article is to investigate the situation of educational inequality in China (Mainland) from 2017 to 2021. The data of this article is published by China's Ministry of Education. The author creates a unique method to calculate the special Gini Coefficients for those 31 provinces in China (Mainland). By comparing the results, it can be seen that the special Gini Coefficients of the Number of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), the Number of Educational Personnel in HEIs, and the Number of Compulsory Education (middle school and elementary schools) Institutions are on a moderately increasing trend while only the Special Gini Coefficient of the Condition of Fixed Assets in HEIs shows a slightly decreasing trend. Hence, the author concludes that educational inequality in China (Mainland) is worsening, especially after the pandemic. The author also provides two suggestions for the government to improve this situation.
Keywords
Education, Inequality, Social Justice, Gini Coefficient
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You,W. (2024). Educational Inequality in China (Mainland) from 2017 to 2021: Reasons and Solutions. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,44,204-212.
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