From 1999 to 2019，the countrywide overall culture and education consumption in urban and rural areas increased from 381.037 billion yuan to 3621.768 billion yuan，an increase of 3240.731 billion yuan. During the 20 years，the total growth was 850.50% and the average annual growth was 11.92%. The highest annual growth appeared in 2002 and the growth rate was 27.28%；the lowest one was in 2008 and the growth rate was 4.10%. During the 20 years，the average annual growth was 14.19% in the period of firstly five-year，9.21% in the period of secondly five-year，13.06% in the period of thirdly five-year and 11.28% in the period of fourly five-year. At the same time，the per capita value of the countrywide culture and education consumption in urban and rural areas increased from 304.16 yuan to 2591.21 yuan，an increase of 2287.05 yuan. During the 20 years，the total growth was 751.92% and the average annual growth was 11.31%. In 2019，the countrywide overall culture and education consumption demand in urban and rural areas continued to maintain high growth：The total culture and education consumption went up by 13.60%，the per capita value went up by 13.19%. As measured by per capita value，the annual growth of culture and education consumption in urban and rural areas was remarkably higher than the GDP growth，remarkably higher than the residents’ income growth and remarkably higher than the total consumption growth，also evidently higher than the savings growth. The disparity in culture and education consumption between urban and rural areas shrank by 1.72%；the regional gap of culture and education consumption in urban and rural areas among various provinces widened by 0.29% over the previous year. It is the disparities between rural and urban areas，among regions that mostly represent China’s unbalanced and inadequate development.