2004年,我国初中阶段辍学率为2.49%,比2000年下降了1.02个百分点。应该说,义务教育阶段的“控辍”工作取得了一些成绩。但值得关注的是,全国的平均数往往掩盖了农村一些地方辍学率较高的现象。2004年,全国农村初中辍学率达到3.55%,其中西部地区农村高达4.64%,部分贫困地区可能? In 2004, the drop-out rate of junior middle school in our country was 2.49%, down by 1.02 percentage point from 2000. It should be said that some achievements have been made in the “control over” work during the compulsory education phase. However, it is noteworthy that the national average tends to mask the high drop-out rate in some areas of rural areas. In 2004, the drop-out rate of junior middle school in rural areas nationwide reached 3.55%, of which 4.64% in the rural areas of the western region and possibly in some impoverished areas.