Study on the Equalization Level of Basic Public Education Services in Provincial Areas——Taking Anhui Province as an Example
Based on the panel data of 16 cities in Anhui Province from 2011 to 2021,the article researches the development of the level of equalization of basic public education services and its influencing factors during the period of investigation through the entropy method,the Dagum Gini coefficient and the geographic detector.The results show that:(1)the level of equalization of basic public education services in Anhui Province has increased significantly,showing a spatial pattern of"high in the middle and low in the north and south";(2)the overall difference in the equalization of basic public education services in Anhui Province is gradually expanding,with inter-regional differences being the main source of the overall difference;(3)population size,economic development level,policy strength,living standard and infrastructure level have different degrees of influence on the level of equalization of basic public education services in Anhui Province,among which infrastructure level occupies a dominant position in both single factor and interaction of factors.Based on this,policy suggestions such as optimizing the structure of public financial expenditures,integrating regional coordination,and playing the leading role of the government are proposed to provide a reference for the development of basic public education services in Anhui Province.
public education serviceequalizationDagum Gini coefficientgeographic detector