ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement
Urban-Rural School-Age Population Changes and Compulsory Education Resource Allocation
Provisionally accepted
- Jilin Police College, Changchun, China, Changchun, China
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To address disparities in compulsory educational resource allocation between urban and rural areas and foster integrated urban-rural education, a comprehensive study on current urban and rural education resource allocation and its response to changes in the school-age population is crucial. This research utilizes data from the China Statistical Yearbook, with a focus on teacher resources, education funding, and school facilities. The urbanization of the school-age population has increased, causing a significant decline in the rural school-age population and variations in population size between urban and rural areas. While the overall teacher resource quantity is sufficient, disparities persist. Education funding exhibits steady growth, but the urban-rural divide widens. Although rural school facilities have improved, challenges like teacher shortages and resource underutilization remain. In conclusion, school-age population size and economic conditions predominantly influence the allocation of compulsory educational resources between urban and rural areas.
Keywords: Compulsory education, education resource allocation, Population forecasting, School-age population changes, Urban-rural differences
Received: 29 Aug 2025; Accepted: 02 Dec 2025.
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* Correspondence: Dongyang Guo
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