An Analysis of the Correlation Between the Scale of Higher Education and Economic Growth in Fujian

Education and economy are the two main themes of social development. This article makes a statistical analysis of the two indicators of the number of college students and the actual GDP in Fujian Province in 1978-2013.Next, we analyze the time series relationship between higher education and economic growth in Fujian province. The results show that there is a strong correlation between the two. Under the certain conditions, there is a one-way causal relationship between the two.