Ministry of Education: Implementation of 2 hours of physical education and 15-minute breaks for students every day has been deployed in all provinces nationwide.

Today, it was learned from the Ministry of Education that all provinces nationwide have deployed to ensure that elementary and middle school students have 2 hours of physical education and 15 minutes of break time each day. The latest statistics show that the total number of physical education teachers and art education teachers in China's compulsory education stage has increased by 71.6% and 60.9% respectively compared to 2012. The results of the national student physical fitness test in 2024 show that the overall good rate of physical fitness for students in primary, middle, and high schools has increased by 9.3 percentage points compared to 2016. Indicators such as student height and lung capacity have also shown growth. In terms of myopia prevention and control, the overall myopia rate among students nationwide has achieved a "four consecutive decrease" from 2021 to 2024, reaching 50.3% in 2024, meeting the prevention and control target of a 0.5 percentage point decrease each year. The management of school food safety continues to be strengthened, with a coverage rate of "Internet + transparent kitchen" reaching 99.9%.