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Figure 8.19 Number of left-behind children in primary and junior secondary education in rural areas, by province, 2013

10/01/2015

In 2013, 14.4 million primary and 6.9 million junior secondary school students were children left behind by migrating parents, accounting for 22 per cent of all students in rural primary schools and 23 per cent of those in rural junior secondary schools. Overall, left-behind students were more concentrated in central and western provinces, with 58 per cent of left-behind children in primary and junior secondary education in six provinces, namely Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, Anhui, Jiangxi and Guangxi.

Source: Ministry of Education, China Education Development Essential Statistical Analysis, 2014

Figure 8.19
In 2013, 14.4 million primary and 6.9 million junior secondary school students were children left behind by migrating parents, accounting for 22 per cent of all students in rural primary schools and 23 per cent of those in rural junior secondary schools. Overall, left-behind students were more concentrated in central and western provinces, with 58 per cent of left-behind children in primary and junior secondary education in six provinces, namely Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, Anhui, Jiangxi and Guangxi.

上一篇:Figure 8.18 Migrant students as a percentage of all students in junior secondary education of receiving cities, 2013
下一篇:Figure 8.20 Number of boarding students in primary and junior secondary education, 2013

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