千家驹最近撰文指出,我国基础教育的情况不能认为是乐观的:1984年文盲人数为二亿三千八百万,比1982年增加了三百万,小学普及率虽然达到了96％—97％,巩固率却降低了;我国的文盲比例不但大大高于一些发达国家,亦高于一些发展中国家。教育经费近几年是增加了,但教职员工的人数增多了,增加了人头费,以及工资补贴等,真正落实到中 Qian Jiaxuan recently wrote that the situation of basic education in China cannot be considered optimistic: the number of illiterates in 1984 was 238 million, an increase of 3 million compared with 1982, and the primary school penetration rate reached 96%-97% However, the consolidation rate has been reduced; the illiteracy rate in China is not only significantly higher than in some developed countries but also higher than in some developing countries. Education funding has increased in recent years, but the number of teaching staff has increased, and headcount fees and wage subsidies have increased.