| 20-23 Statistics on Regular Primary Schools and Students (2009) | ||||
| Item | Schools | New | Total | Graduates |
| Enrollment | Enrollment | |||
| (unit) | (person) | (person) | (person) | |
| Total | 280184 | 16377978 | 100714661 | 18051997 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 273919 | 15440279 | 95033065 | 17108113 |
| Run by Private Institutions | 5496 | 840220 | 5028766 | 820993 |
| Run by Other Departments | 769 | 97479 | 652830 | 122891 |
| Cities | 16363 | 2829995 | 17787684 | 3037241 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 14584 | 2456777 | 15582143 | 2682389 |
| Run by Private Institutions | 1579 | 346059 | 2014234 | 319021 |
| Run by Other Departments | 200 | 27159 | 191307 | 35831 |
| Counties and Towns | 29664 | 4127154 | 26371538 | 4836902 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 27975 | 3829875 | 24509918 | 4520051 |
| Run by Private Institutions | 1522 | 282226 | 1754297 | 296138 |
| Run by Other Departments | 167 | 15053 | 107323 | 20713 |
| Rural | 234157 | 9420829 | 56555439 | 10177854 |
| Run by Education Departments and Collectives | 231360 | 9153627 | 54941004 | 9905673 |
| Run by Private Institutions | 2395 | 211935 | 1260235 | 205834 |
| Run by Other Departments | 402 | 55267 | 354200 | 66347 |