The average years of education for new labor force entrants among skilled talent in China exceeds 14 years.

The "White Paper on China's Vocational Education" shows that China's capacity to support skilled talent has been comprehensively strengthened. In 2025, the number of graduates from higher vocational education nationwide reached 5.8204 million, and the number of graduates from secondary vocational education reached 5.2182 million. In recent years, nearly 10 million high-quality workers and skilled talents have been delivered to all sectors of the economy each year on average, and the average number of years of education received by the new labor force has reached 14.35. The white paper was released on October 17 at the 2026 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference.