教育部教育发展研究中心副主任周满生研究员在接受本刊记者采访时说:“我们过去往往认为终身教育是发达国家的事,跟我们发展中国家关系不大,但现在像北京、上海一些发达地区人均GDP已经达到3000美元,再过几年有可能会达到7000美元,可以说,我们构建终身教育体系的条件基本成熟了。” Zhou Weasheng, deputy director of the Education Development Research Center of the Ministry of Education, said in an interview with this reporter: "We used to think that lifelong education was a thing of developed countries and not of a great deal to our developing countries. However, nowadays, like some developed areas in Beijing and Shanghai, Per capita GDP has reached 3,000 US dollars, in a few years is likely to reach 7,000 US dollars, we can say that the conditions for our lifelong education system is basically mature.