The enrollment rate of higher education in China hit 57.

8 percent in 2021, compared with 30 percent in 2012, said the Ministry of Education on Tuesday.

Over 44.

3 million students are studying at higher education institutions across the country, the ministry said at a press conference, adding that China now has the world's largest higher education system.

A total of 240 million people in China have received higher education so far, according to the ministry.

The press conference highlighted the achievements of China's higher education reform and development since the 18th Communist Party of China National Congress in 2012.

教育部5月17日举行新闻发布会，回顾党的十八大以来我国高等教育改革发展成效。

教育部表示，我国已建成世界最大规模高等教育体系，在学总人数超过4430万人，高等教育毛入学率从2012年的30%，提高至2021年的57.

8%。

我国接受高等教育的人口达到2.

4亿。

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