In 2011, Taiyuan (municipal districts) ranked 19th in the increase of the total cultural and educational consumption among various key cities and 18th in the growth of per capita value.The ranking of the status evaluation is as follows:in the lateral evaluation among key cities, Taiyuan ranked 11th; in vertical evaluation itself, Taiyuan ranked 25th and 27th during the periods of 2005-2011 and 2010-2011, respectively. <<