Ministry of Education： In 2022, the enrollment of secondary vocational schools was 6,506,900, accounting for 40.71% of the enrollment of high school education.

　　Cctv newsOn March 23rd, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the basic situation of national education development in 2022.

　　As an important part of the national education system and the development of human resources, and as an education type with the same important position as general education, the Ministry of Education insists on serving students’ all-round development and economic and social development, and constantly promotes the coordinated development of vocational education and general education according to the needs of economic and social development.

　　At the high school stage, there are currently 9,752 secondary vocational schools (including technical schools) in China, with an enrollment of 6,506,900 in 2022, accounting for 40.71% of the enrollment in high school education; There are 17,846,100 students in school, accounting for 39.67% of high school education; In the stage of higher education, there were 1,521 higher vocational (including vocational undergraduate) schools, with an enrollment of 5,466,100 students in 2022 (excluding 542,900 students enrolled in five-year higher vocational colleges), which exceeded the enrollment scale of ordinary undergraduate students for four consecutive years.

　　At present, the focus of the development of secondary vocational education and higher vocational education is to strengthen connotation construction, improve the quality and adaptability of training, and then enhance the attractiveness and social image, enrich the diversity of the national education system, and cultivate more high-quality technical and skilled personnel, skilled craftsmen and great country craftsmen for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.