Education ministry: Only 831 dropouts seen this year so far By ZOU SHUO | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-11 09:01 Share CLOSE Instructors teach pupils how to use their in-line skates on Dec 4, 2020 at Bayi Hope Center Primary School in Chengnanzhuang town, Fuping county, North China s Hebei province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The number of school dropouts from China s nine-year compulsory education system had fallen to 831 by the end of November, marking a monumental 99.9 percent decrease from last year, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.
The achievement is another significant step in the nation s goal to have zero dropouts among primary and middle school students.
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Students have a class at Nanmen primary school in Hefei, east China s Anhui Province, April 26, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
The number of school dropouts from China s nine-year compulsory education system had fallen to 831 by the end of November, marking a monumental 99.9 percent decrease from last year, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.
The achievement is another significant step in the nation s goal to have zero dropouts among primary and middle school students.
Last year, the dropout figure was 600,000, said Lyu Yugang, director of the ministry s department of basic education.
Meanwhile, the number of dropouts from registered impoverished families has been reduced from 200,000 last year to zero, he added.