In 2005, China made relatively rapid progress in pre-school education, compulsory education, vocational education, adult education and the education of ethnic minority groups. Statistics show 5.05 million new entrants, besides 15.62 million students and 3.07 million graduating students of regular institutions of higher learning in 2005. Senior secondary schools saw 8.78 million new entrants, 24.09 million students and 6.62 million graduating students. New pupils in primary schools numbered 16.72 million, with 108.64 million students and 20.2 million graduating students.