Ministry of Education held a press conference on March 1 to introduce the basic situation of the development of education nationwide in 2023. Guo Peng, director of the Development Planning Department of the Ministry of Education, said that in recent years, the scale and proportion of postgraduate students, especially doctoral students, have continued to increase.
The gross enrollment rate of higher education exceeding 60% is a remarkable achievement in serving the high-quality development of the population, he said. In 2023, master's degree enrollment in science, engineering, agriculture and medicine will account for more than 80%.