報告顯示 中國父母重金送孩子出國留學

Parents in China are willing to spend $100,000 on their children's higher education abroad, according to "The Value of Education: Higher and Higher" report by HSBC.

匯豐銀行近日發佈的《教育的價值：登高望遠》報告顯示，中國父母願爲子女接受海外高等教育花費10萬美元。

60% are expected to spend on their children's undergraduate education and the other 40% on postgraduate education.

其中60%的花費預計將用於子女的本科教育，另外40%則用於研究生教育。

The report said parents in China are the most financially prepared, with over half (55%) funding their child's education through savings, investments, or insurance, and over 2/5 (43%) through a specific education savings or investment plan.

報告稱，中國父母在資金“未雨綢繆”方面做得最好，超過半數(55%)父母通過儲蓄、投資或保險爲子女的教育存錢；超4成(43%)父母通過特定的教育儲備或投資計劃存錢。

According to the Ministry of Education, China sent 540,000 students to study abroad in 2016, and the trend is increasing.

據教育部表示，2016年，中國共計約有54萬人出國留學，這一趨勢仍在增加。

The report found that Chinese parents prefer for their children to receive a postgraduate education abroad (49%) more so than an undergraduate education (32%).

該報告稱，相比起本科教育(32%)，中國父母更願意讓他們的孩子在國外攻讀研究生(49%)。

One-third of the parents in China said they have either drastically reduced or completely stopped leisure activities or holidays to pay for their children's education.

1/3的中國父母稱，爲支付子女的教育費用，他們大幅削減或完全不再進行休閒活動或度假。

The report indicates that despite making these sacrifices, 70% still worry that they are not doing enough for their children.

該報告指出，儘管做出這些犧牲，仍有7成家長擔心自己爲子女做得不夠多。