Can Higher Household Education Expenditure Improve the National College Entrance Exam Performance? Empirical Evidence from Jinan, China

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of household education expenditure on National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) performance in China. Using a comprehensive dataset with a sample size of 5840 students collected in Jinan, China, this study found that the average effect of household education expenditure on NCEE performance is not significant, but it may have a significant and positive effect on those with higher test scores. There is a significantly positive effect on Chinese scores for students at the 0.75th quantile and on English scores for those at the 0.5th quantile.