Prolonged demographic slump is reshaping the country's vast education system
CaixinProlonged demographic slump is reshaping the country's vast education systemElementary school students at a school in Yichang, Hubei province, China, in September 2023. © Getty ImagesWANG HONGSHU and FAN QIAOJIA, CaixinJuly 19, 2026 11:15 JST
China closed nearly 30,000 kindergartens and primary schools in 2025, the starkest sign yet that a prolonged demographic slump is fundamentally upending the country's vast education system.
A prolonged demographic slump is fundamentally reshaping the country’s vast education system, rapidly shrinking early learning…
The primary school in central Shanghai now has more teachers than students, as China’s plunging birth rate disrupts the education…
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School profiles show there are 1,569 Primary One classes this year, 12 fewer than in 2024.
Amid falling births and policy adjustments, education for one of my children is a more joyous experience than it has been for the…
State Council says that depending on an area’s fiscal strength, Beijing will fund at least half and up to 80 per cent of the…
