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Number of Chinese kindergartens drops in 2022 for first time in 15 years-media

FILE PHOTO: A staff member takes body temperature measurement of schoolchildren at a kindergarten that has resumed operation following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Yongzhou, Hunan province, China May 11, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo

The number of kindergartens in China has dropped for the first time in 15 years, falling by more than 5,000 on the previous year, financial news outlet Yicai reported, citing data from the country's Education Ministry.

Concerns about China’s shrinking population have prompted more than 20 recommendations by members of the country’s top political advisory body to boost birth rates, with experts saying some measures could help slow its population decline.

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