Number of Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms in the world 2013-2018

This statistic shows the total number of Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms from 2013 to 2018. By the end of 2018, a total of 548 Confucius Institutes and 1,193 Confucius Classrooms were established in the world.Confucius Institute is a non-profit public organization affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, established in 2004 and operating worldwide. The institutes aim to promote Chinese language and culture, support Chinese teaching internationally, provide information about China, yet are sometimes criticized for having a strong political agenda.Confucius Classrooms are part of Confucius Institute program for Chinese language and culture learning among children in junior and high schools worldwide.

本统计数据显示了2013年至2018年间全球孔子学院及孔子课堂的总数。截至2018年底，全球共设立了548所孔子学院和1,193个孔子课堂。孔子学院隶属于中华人民共和国教育部，是一家成立于2004年的非营利性公共机构，其运营范围遍布全球。该机构致力于推广汉语及中华文化，支持国际上的汉语教学，提供有关中国的信息，然而有时也因强烈的政治倾向而受到批评。孔子课堂则是孔子学院项目中面向全球中小学儿童开展汉语及文化学习的一部分。