Status and Changes of the Rural Children Left Behind in China:2010-2020
The phenomenon and issues of rural children left behind(RCLB)in China are affecting the flow of human capital between urban and rural areas.This paper clarifies the definition and steps for identifying RCLB,and uses the micro-data of the 2010 and 2020 Population Censuses to analyze rele-vant characteristics and changing trends over the past ten years.The analysis includes the following as-pects:population size of RCLB,their age and sex structure,regional distribution,living arrangements,and educational development.The findings show that the population size of RCLB remained large,and the likelihood of being left-behind was closely related to age and sex.An increasing proportion of RCLB were cared for by grandparents as more mothers migrated between 2010 and 2020.RCLB no longer had any advantage in education opportunity compared with the average level of rural children.Over-age attendance was more noticeable among RCLB than the average level of rural children.We should continue to pay attention to the issue of RCLB and address its root causes.
Rural Children Left BehindThe 7th Population CensusDefinition of Rural Children Left BehindLiving ArrangementsEducation Changes
NETL
NSTL
万方数据
维普
