Education Equality in China: Economic, Geographical, Gender and Education Policies

Abstract

As one of the largest developing countries in the world, education in China has made great achievements over the past decades and has contributed greatly to Chinas scientific and technological development, economic development and poverty reduction and social prosperity. However, it is inevitable that many problems have arisen in the development of education. Many studies have been done on this subject by Chinese scholars and many international scholars. Among the studies on the subject, equality in education is a major concern for many scholars. Based on existing international research, this paper discusses equality in education through the issues of economics, geography, gender and education policy. In this paper, it is found that economy and geography greatly influence educational equality, with regional economic development being positively associated with educational equality. Gender, although also influencing educational inequality to some extent, is not significant. Some of the policies that have been developed to promote equality in education have been less than satisfactory. Through the analysis and discussion of these issues, future research and development directions are proposed to further promote educational equality and enable the further development of education in China.