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Demand for education in the urbanization process: prediction and analysis

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Frontiers of Education in China

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According to records from 2002, there will be a continuous increase in the number of classes, full-time teachers and teaching staff in urban primary and junior secondary schools during the period 2005–2020. At the same time, the demand for classes and teachers of non-compulsory education will decrease yearly. It is estimated that the budgetary funds for urban primary, junior secondary, senior secondary education and even higher education will increase by 8%, 8.7%, 15.2% and 9%, respectively each year.

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Translated from Educational Research, 2005 (11)

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Li, Zc., Xu, W. Demand for education in the urbanization process: prediction and analysis. Front. Educ. China 1, 533–548 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11516-006-0028-x

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