▁institutions ▁listed ▁here ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁China ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Just ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁Be ij ing ▁had ▁ 1 3 ▁institutions ▁of ▁higher ▁education , ▁ 7 6 ▁secondary ▁schools , ▁ 3 5 8 ▁primary ▁schools ▁including ▁those ▁public ▁and ▁private , ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁nur series ▁and ▁kind er gart ens . ▁Of ▁the ▁secondary ▁schools , ▁ 8 0 % ▁were ▁private . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁ 4 7 % ▁of ▁all ▁primary ▁school - aged ▁children ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁attended ▁school . ▁D ong ▁J ian h ong ▁and ▁Chen ▁Ti ying , ▁the ▁authors ▁of ▁" U r ban ▁Education ▁in ▁Be ij ing : ▁An ▁international ▁perspective ," ▁wrote ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁schools ▁located ▁in ▁poor ▁neighborhood s . ▁D ong ▁J ian h ong ▁and ▁Chen ▁Ti ying ▁wrote ▁that ▁" ed uc ation ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁lag ged ▁far ▁behind " ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic . ▁ ▁D ong ▁J ian h ong ▁and ▁Chen ▁Ti ying ▁wrote ▁that ▁education ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁" develop ed ▁rapidly " ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁found ing . ▁The ▁municipal ▁government ▁established ▁additional ▁higher ▁education ▁facilities , ▁acquired ▁and ▁re organ ized ▁schools , ▁established ▁new ▁schools ▁in ▁lower ▁class