| 9-11 NUMBER OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF REGULAR | |||||
| SCHOOLS IN MINORITY NATIONALITY AUTONOMOUS AREAS | |||||
| (1999) | |||||
| (person) | |||||
| Year | Total | Institutions of | Specialized | Regular | Primary |
| Higher Education | Secondary Schools | Secondary Schools | Schools | ||
| 1978 | 871 105 | 970 | 11 756 | 184 900 | 673 479 |
| 1980 | 779 729 | 1 231 | 10 343 | 162 751 | 605 404 |
| 1985 | 658 444 | 2 826 | 7 570 | 126 389 | 521 659 |
| 1990 | 641 506 | 4 225 | 10 173 | 133 208 | 493 900 |
| 1991 | 673 293 | 4 402 | 11 250 | 134 541 | 523 100 |
| 1992 | 686 887 | 4 639 | 11 672 | 129 076 | 541 500 |
| 1993 | 669 078 | 5 442 | 13 128 | 115 908 | 534 600 |
| 1994 | 686 109 | 6 130 | 13 807 | 115 672 | 550 500 |
| 1995 | 720 078 | 6 144 | 14 497 | 121 232 | 578 205 |
| 1996 | 754 756 | 6 467 | 15 381 | 126 736 | 605 960 |
| 1997 | 786 069 | 7 355 | 16 954 | 129 029 | 632 731 |
| 1998 | 811 320 | 7 805 | 18 232 | 128 916 | 656 367 |
| 1999 | 988 844 | 9 688 | 19 573 | 133 369 | 826 214 |