...or so the ancient Chinese curse apparently goes. The China
K-12 education sector has presented huge opportunities for
investors and international operators and it is obvious why. China
is the largest country in the world by population, with latest
World Bank figures reporting a population of 1,371,220,000 as at
the end of 2015. Roughly 13% of its population are of school age.
Although traditionally school education has been provided free of
charge and by the State, this changed back in the late 1980s as
non-Chinese nationals, unable to access State education and with an
increasing amount of disposable income, created an opportunity for
private schools, and the increasing internationalisation of
China's main economic hubs – Shanghai, Guangzhou and
Beijing – saw an expatriate workforce keen to provide best in
class private and international education to their children.
