In recent years, the number of newborns in China has been consistently declining.
From around 18 million at its peak in 2016 to over 8 million by 2025,
It's almost a cliff-like drop.
There are many conflicting explanations for the decline:
A popular theory in previous years: high housing prices have led to skyrocketing marriage costs.
One school of thought holds that the cost of raising children is too high, making it unaffordable.
Some also believe that intense social competition makes bringing a child into this world a suffering experience.
Others argue this is also due to the awakening of women's consciousness and the spread of feminism.
In short, various viewpoints sound plausible.
Recently, a friend from the education department revealed that,
Government officials believe that the difficulty of the final exam papers is also one of the main reasons for the decline in childbirth willingness.
The difficulty of last year's fifth-grade math exam in Shenzhen scared a lot of parents,
These parents generally have received higher education
Looking at this exam paper,
everyone is lamenting the difficulties faced by today's elementary school students,
The extreme inefficacy of education is leading to internal competition!
This has also made some young people feel that letting their future children go through such internal competition seems meaningless, leading them to consciously not want to have children.
So, it is said that the government high-level officials are also involved,
directly request that the final exam should not be too difficult,
no unified exams, no rankings, and fewer tests!
But with the high school entrance exam and college entrance exam in place, what can these small measures change?
Do you all think these measures are useful?