Fewer kids classed as ‘left behind’
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THE number of “left-behind children” attending primary and junior high schools in rural areas fell by about 500,000 last year to 20.8 million, according to official figures released yesterday.
The decrease was due to more youngsters being reunited with their parents, the Ministry of Education said in a report.
“Left-behind children” is a term used to describe boys and girls from rural backgrounds who live with relatives after their parents leave to find work in the city.
The number of rural children attending schools in cities where their parents work rose by about 170,000 last year to 13 million, the report said.
The rise was partly due to changes in the household registration, or “hukou,” system, which dictates such things as where children can go to school.
Authorities in some provinces now allow the children of migrant workers to go to school in the cities in which their parents work.
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