Ministry of Education: Overall basic education in our country has reached the average level of high-income countries.

The National Basic Education Work Conference is held today in Beijing. According to the Ministry of Education, there are currently 430,000 primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, 220 million students, and 15.77 million full-time teachers in China. The country has established the world's largest and high-quality basic education system, overall reaching the average level of high-income countries in the world. Data shows that the comprehensive development of students in morality, intelligence, physical education, arts, and labor continues to improve. Statistics from the "2023-2025 National Compulsory Education Quality Monitoring" organized by the Education Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Education show that China's quality education has achieved fruitful results. Around 80% of students have reached the basic literacy levels in subjects such as mathematics, Chinese, English, and science as required by the curriculum standards, with approximately 55% reaching high levels, putting them at the forefront of leading countries in the world in education. The percentage of students with a high sense of national identity, national security awareness, recognition of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and adherence to behavioral norms continues to increase. In addition, indicators of students' growth and development such as height, lung capacity, and physical fitness are improving, while the trend of obesity rates and poor eyesight detection rates is significantly curbed.