十年前民族教育十分落后西部地区是我国少数民族的聚居地,西部12个省区市中有44个少数民族主要生活在这里。民族自治区总人口达6569.66万人,其中少数民族人口为3905.11万人,占民族自治区总人口的56.03%。但这里的民族教育却十分落后,据1990年人口普查资料表明,各民族中每千人拥有小学以上文化程度人口数全国平均为698.12人,而生 Ten years ago, ethnic education lagged behind. In the western region, the western region is a settlement for ethnic minorities in China. There are 44 minorities living in 12 western provinces and autonomous regions here. The total population of ethnic autonomous regions amounts to 65,696,600, of which the population of ethnic minorities is 39,051,100, accounting for 56.03% of the total population of ethnic autonomous regions. However, ethnic education here is very backward. According to the 1990 census data, there are 698.12 people who have a primary school education level or above in every nation nationwide,