| 20-21 Statistics on Regular Primary Schools and Students (2008) | ||||
| Item | Schools | New | Total | Graduates |
| Enrollment | Enrollment | |||
| (unit) | (person) | (person) | (person) | |
| Total | 300854 | 16957150 | 103315122 | 18649512 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 293732 | 16027698 | 97635808 | 17711208 |
| Run by Private Institutions | 5760 | 796842 | 4804015 | 769144 |
| Run by Other Departments | 1362 | 132610 | 875299 | 169160 |
| Cities | 17339 | 3002730 | 18043818 | 3081633 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 15372 | 2614679 | 15789483 | 2725614 |
| Run by Private Institutions | 1679 | 348855 | 1993993 | 307665 |
| Run by Other Departments | 288 | 39196 | 260342 | 48354 |
| Counties and Towns | 30466 | 4096718 | 26022475 | 4807040 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 28812 | 3824966 | 24290196 | 4519001 |
| Run by Private Institutions | 1430 | 251835 | 1598266 | 262705 |
| Run by Other Departments | 232 | 19917 | 134013 | 25334 |
| Rural | 253041 | 9857702 | 59248829 | 10760839 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 249548 | 9588053 | 57556129 | 10466593 |
| Run by Private Institutions | 2651 | 196152 | 1211756 | 198774 |
| Run by Other Departments | 842 | 73497 | 480944 | 95472 |