| 16-16 Number of Schools by Level, Type and by Prefecture, Autonomous Prefecture and City | ||||||||
| (2003) | (unit) | |||||||
| Region | Regular Institutions | Specialized Secondary | Normal Secondary | Regular Secondary | Senior Secondary | Vocational Secondary | Primary | Special |
| of Higher | Schools | Schools | Schools | Schools | Schools | Schools | Schools | |
| Education | ||||||||
| Total | 26.00 | 78.00 | 20.00 | 1932.00 | 500.00 | 86.00 | 5832.00 | 8.00 |
| Urumqi City | 11.00 | 23.00 | 3.00 | 117.00 | 56.00 | 10.00 | 161.00 | 2.00 |
| Karamay City | 1.00 | 19.00 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 31.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Shihezi City | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 17.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 10.00 | |
| Turpan Administrative Offices | 3.00 | 1.00 | 98.00 | 23.00 | 3.00 | 129.00 | ||
| Hami [Kumul] Administrative Offices | 4.00 | 1.00 | 62.00 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 65.00 | ||
| Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 123.00 | 34.00 | 8.00 | 287.00 | 1.00 |
| Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture | 2.00 | 12.00 | 4.00 | 462.00 | 117.00 | 13.00 | 1059.00 | 1.00 |
| Counties (Cities) Direct Under Ili Prefecture | 2.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 256.00 | 73.00 | 8.00 | 573.00 | |
| Tacheng [Tarbagatai] Administrative Offices | 4.00 | 1.00 | 102.00 | 26.00 | 2.00 | 309.00 | 1.00 | |
| Altay Administrative Offices | 3.00 | 1.00 | 104.00 | 18.00 | 3.00 | 177.00 | ||
| Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture | 3.00 | 1.00 | 41.00 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 96.00 | ||
| Bayangol Mongol Autonomous Prefecture | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 123.00 | 23.00 | 2.00 | 298.00 | 1.00 |
| Aksu Administrative Offices | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 143.00 | 43.00 | 4.00 | 982.00 | 1.00 |
| Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture | 3.00 | 1.00 | 65.00 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 229.00 | ||
| Kashgar [Kaxgar] Administrative Offices | 1.00 | 8.00 | 2.00 | 218.00 | 37.00 | 10.00 | 1249.00 | 1.00 |
| Hotan Administrative Offices | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 149.00 | 14.00 | 9.00 | 864.00 | |
| Urumqi Railway Bureau | 1.00 | 11.00 | 9.00 | 19.00 | ||||
| Production and Construction Group | 3.00 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 284.00 | 82.00 | 20.00 | 350.00 | |
| Tarim Oil Field Southwest | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | |||||