Chinese households spent an average of RMB 8,139 per child on regular full-time education, according to a nationwide study based on 2019 survey data. The findings reveal substantial differences in education spending between rural and urban families and across income groups, particularly when it comes to tutoring and other out-of-school learning. Public investment, meanwhile, has helped narrow funding gaps in compulsory education.

Do high-achieving students focus so much on academic success that they become less concerned about others and society? A study of 2,633 junior high school students in Shanghai challenges this assumption. The findings show that top-performing students scored significantly higher than their peers across all seven dimensions of moral responsibility, with particularly strong differences in responsibility for the future, collective responsibility, and social responsibility.