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Education in Tibet is the public responsibility of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.

Some form of institutionalized education was in place in Tibet since 860 CE, when the first monasteries were established. However, only 13% of the population (and less girls) lived there, and many still were manual laborers educated only enough to chant their prayer books. Two schools did exist outside of the monastaries. Tse Laptra trained boys for ecclesiastical functions in the government, Tsikhang to prepare aristocrats with the proper etiquette for government service. Both were in Lhasa.

In the 20th century, the government in Tibet allowed foreign groups, mainly English, to establish secular schools in Lhasa. However, they were opposed by the clergy and the aristocracy, who feared they would "undermine Tibet's cultural and religious traditions." The parents that could afford to send their children to England for education were reluctant because of the distance.

Chinese records indicate that the illiteacy rate was 90% in 1951. The Seventeen Point Agreement signed at that time pledged Chinese help to develop education in Tibet. Primary education has been expanded in recent years. Since the China Western Development program in 1999, 200 primary schools have been built, and enrollment of children in public schools in Tibet reached 98.8% in 2010 from 85%.

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Bass, Catriona (1998). Education in Tibet: policy and practice since 1950. Zed Books. ISBN 9781856496742.
"PLA contributes to better primary education in Tibet". China Tibet Online. People's Daily. 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

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