Education and health provision

Education and health provision 

• between 1949 and 1967 amount of students increased from 26 million to 64 million 
• The government introduced a new written form of language, Pinyin 
• WInter schools provided education for adults, 42 million peasants attended in 1952
• However 78% of the population was still illiterate 
• only 52% of chool age children were attending primary school 
• 1958 directive on education work 
• Teachers employed bases on their political beliefs
• Children taught mainly manual labour and some academics 
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