Regional Differences in Enrollment Opportunities of High-quality Higher Education in China: A Comparative Analysis Based on 2012 and 2022 Data

At present, the development of higher education in China has entered a popular stage. However, the overall improvement of higher education enrollment opportunities did not lead to the reduction of regional differences in high quality higher education enrollment opportunities, and the regional differences in high quality higher education enrollment opportunities are larger than those in the overall higher education enrollment opportunities. By comparing the data of the enrollment opportunities of high-quality higher education in 2012 and 2022, it can be seen that the differences among provinces and regions are increasing in 2022, and the trend of polarization still exists, and the enrollment opportunities of high-quality higher education in the provinces with large population and economically less developed provinces have a large decline. It is important to establish a flexible enrollment planning system for high-quality colleges and universities, and build a warning mechanism for regional differences in enrollment opportunities of high-quality higher education, so as to achieve regional coordinated development of enrollment opportunities of high-quality higher education under the background of popularization of higher education.