教育部近日发布的2002年全国教育事业发展统计公报显示,我国小学校数和在校生数继续减少。2002年全国共有小学45.69万所,比上年减少3.44万所;在校生12156.71万人,比上年减少386.76万人。学校布局调整和学龄人口的逐渐减少是产生这一变化的原因。我国初中学校布局结构调整已见成 The National Communique on Educational Development in 2002 recently released by the Ministry of Education shows that the number of primary schools and students in our country continues to decrease. There were 456,900 primary schools in 2002, a decrease of 34,400 from the previous year; 121,567,100 students were enrolled, a decrease of 3,867,600 from the previous year. The changes in school layout and gradual decline in the school-age population are the reasons for this change. The structural adjustment of the layout of junior high schools in our country has been completed