Budgetary spending on education nationwide in 2002 was 336.6 billion Yuan, 1.8 times that in 1997, an increase from 2.5% to 3.3% in terms of the GDP share.

• 2002年，全国财政性教育经费投入3366亿元，是1997年的1.；8倍，占国内生产总值的比重从2