| 21-21 Statistics on Regular Primary Schools and Students (2004) | ||||
| Item | Schools | New | Total | Graduates |
| Enrollment | Enrollment | |||
| (unit) | (person) | (person) | (person) | |
| Total | 394183 | 17470128 | 112462256 | 21351726 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 383622 | 16429376 | 106295624 | 20416787 |
| Run by Non-public | 6047 | 564595 | 3283213 | 434241 |
| Run by Others | 4514 | 476157 | 2883419 | 500698 |
| Urban | 23445 | 2996128 | 18314007 | 3028051 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 19833 | 2453352 | 15248552 | 2570562 |
| Run by Non-public | 1751 | 264966 | 1410005 | 176027 |
| Run by Others | 1861 | 277810 | 1655450 | 281462 |
| Counties and Towns | 33420 | 3171362 | 20362265 | 3762044 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 31599 | 2996678 | 19258956 | 3589434 |
| Run by Non-public | 1137 | 114045 | 726399 | 107491 |
| Run by Others | 684 | 60639 | 376910 | 65119 |
| Rural | 337318 | 11302638 | 73785984 | 14561631 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 332190 | 10979346 | 71788116 | 14256786 |
| Run by Non-public | 3159 | 185584 | 1146809 | 150728 |
| Run by Others | 1969 | 137708 | 851059 | 154117 |