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Table 2 Distribution of doctors (including assistant doctors) by education level in 2005 and 2014

From: The multi-tiered medical education system and its influence on the health care market—China’s Flexner Report

Educational level

Urban hospitals (%)

Rural township hospitals (%)

2005

2014

2005

2014

Bachelor or above

47.2

65.7

3.9

11.9

Vocational diploma

32.2

24.1

28.8

42.5

Secondary vocational diploma or below

20.6

10.2

67.3

45.6

  1. Sources: Health Statistical Yearbook of China 2006 and 2015