The Development of Higher Education in Northeast Three Provinces of China

摘要

Northeast China is a geographical region of China, the development of higher education is crucial to the economic and social development of Northeast China. This paper use the data from China Statistical Yearbook to analyze the development of higher education in Northeast China in recent years, analyzed the proportion of Northeast China to the whole country, and also compared the three northeast provinces. The result shows that, from 2000 to 2015, the higher education of Northeast China has improved a lot. The number of universities and colleges in Northeast China has increased from 133 to 255; the number of university teachers has increased from 146640 to 237053; and the number of undergraduate students on campus has increased from 699096 to 2373524. In the proportion of Northeast China to the whole country, the proportion of universities and colleges of Northeast China to the whole country has decreased from 12.78% to 9.96%; the proportion of number of teachers has decreased from 13.18% to 10.01%; and the proportion of number of undergraduate students on campus has decreased from 12.57% to 9.04%. In the comparison of the three northeast provinces, on the indicator of proportion of numbers of universities and colleges, teachers and undergraduate students on campus, Liaoning province always takes over 40% of Northeast China, Jilin province is about 25%, and Heilongjiang province is about 35%.