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Table 2 The number of urban and rural children in kindergartens, 2006 to 2012 (Unit: in person, %)

From: The way to early childhood education equity - policies to tackle the urban-rural disparities in China

Year

National level

Urban areas

Rural areas

Total

Percent

Total

Percent

2006

22,638,509

12,160,090

53.71

10,478,419

46.29

2007

23,488,300

13,157,106

56.02

10,331,194

43.98

2008

24,749,600

14,076,041

56.87

10,673,559

43.13

2009

26,578,141

15,318,161

57.63

11,259,980

42.37

2010

29,766,695

17,626,405

59.22

12,140,290

40.78

2011

34,244,456

24,306,519

70.98

9,937,937

29.02

2012

36,857,624

26,459,845

71.79

10,397,779

28.21