The prevalence of myopia among Chinese children and teenagers was 52.

7% in 2020, a decrease of 0.

9 percentage points from 2018, the Ministry of Education said Tuesday.

The myopia rate in 2020 was 2.

5 percentage points higher than the 2019 level, as schools shifted classes online and students had to study at home due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

According to the ministry, this decline has basically met the annual target of reducing the myopia rate by 0.

5 percentage points stipulated in a 2018 plan.

教育部10月26日表示，2020年全国儿童青少年总体近视率为52.

7%。

2020年，受新冠肺炎疫情影响，学校转而开设远程教学，学生居家进行在线学习，因此总体近视率较2019年上升了2.

5个百分点。

但较2018年仍下降0.

9个百分点，基本实现了2018年印发的 综合防控儿童青少年近视实施方案　近视率每年下降0.

5个百分点的防控目标。

The plan also set forth a series of targets including reducing the myopia rate among primary, middle and high school students to less than 38%, 60% and 70% by 2030, respectively.

方案　还提出了到2030年，小学生近视率下降到38%以下，初中生近视率下降到60%以下，高中阶段学生近视率下降到70%以下等目标。

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