From China Daily:
Effective measures should be taken to address the issue of rising dropout rate in rural schools in a bid to maintain a long-term sustainable economic and social development in rural areas, Chinese lawmakers and political advisors said on Thursday.
A recent survey conducted by the Central Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy shows the rate of dropouts in rural junior high schools has approached nearly 40 percent on the average. Among the dropouts, 16.7 percent have chosen to earn their living away from their hometown and 48.3 percent stayed at home as farmers.
