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China releases report on education for all

www.chinanews.cn 2005-11-11 10:04:49

Chinanews, Beijing, Nov. 10 (By Zhou Zhaojun) - The Ministry of Education
released today China's first national report on Education for All (EFA)
themed "focus on education in rural areas" and illustrated its overall
EFA development in recent years.
Since the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal in 2000, the Chinese
government has adhered to its promises to the international society,
issued its EFA program for the 2001-2005 period and reiterated the focal
points of its EFA development, including high-quality compulsory
education for all children, equality in education, and education for
illiterate adults.
The report points out that since the World Education Forum in 2000,
China's EFA program has realized some new breakthroughs. Its compulsory
education has made historic steps forward, popularization of the
nine-year compulsory education and elimination of adult illiteracy have
achieved remarkable progress, and the gender gap in education has been
filled visibly. Education in rural areas has also improved significantly
in terms of investment, quality of teachers and conditions of schools.
Vice Education Minister Zhang Xinsheng remarked that EFA is more than an
issue of education. It also has a bearing on the country's future
development. The Chinese government always attaches strategic importance
and gives priority to EFA development. From 2001 through 2004, China
eliminated more than 8 million illiterate people, and by 2010, compulsory
education in rural areas will be free of charge.

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