According to the Ministry of Finance, the Chinese government has increased its investment in vocational education in recent years. In 2012, the investment was RMB205.3bn, up 4.45 times from 2006, with annual growth of 28.3 per cent. The investment made by the central government was RMB25.83bn, up 13 times from 2006 with annual growth of 54.8 per cent. Reports byJyb.cn