The Balanced Development of Education and the Overall Improvement of Population Quality

In the early years after the founding of PRC, Shaanxi's education system was poor and the general level of education was low. The enrollment rate of school-age children was low. In 1957, primary education enrollment rate of school-age children in Shaanxi was only 52.89 percent. Since the launch of reform and opening up, Shaanxi's education has developed in the process of continuous reform, improvement and innovation. While comprehensively improving the quality of the population, Shaanxi has made gratifying achievements in promoting educational equity and institution innovation. Shaanxi has made efforts to ensure fair and superior education. The Three-year Action Plan for preschool education continued to move forward. The program of Two Exemptions and One Subsidy has covered all urban and rural areas. The number of counties ranked first in balanced compulsory education in the western region, and all areas were covered by subsidies for poor students and public funds for schools at all levels. The educational level of residents saw continuous elevation.