China educational development planning

China is outlining strategic priorities for its upcoming ‘Fifteenth Five-Year Plan’ period, focusing on high-quality education and comprehensive reform to support national development.

Initial outlines from the Ministry of Education emphasized improving basic education quality, expanding higher education capacity, and building a modern vocational system. Specific goals included a special education initiative to ensure enrollment for children with disabilities remains above 97% by 2030 through digital and AI integration.

Subsequent details from the State Council Information Office specified the ‘Lide Shuren’ project for moral development and the ‘Base Point’ plan to establish over 1,000 high-quality high schools. To support industrial needs, the government plans to increase undergraduate enrollment in ‘Double First-Class’ universities by over 76,000 between 2027 and 2030 and develop numerous industry-education integrated bodies. Additionally, the state aims to strengthen the ‘Study in China’ brand to increase international student numbers and share Chinese educational standards globally.