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BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The education level of China's new generation of migrant workers has been significantly raised, with more than 5 percent college-educated, according to an official report released Sunday.
新华社北京10月9日电——根据周日发布的一份官方报告，中国新生代农民工的教育水平显著提高，超过5%上过大学。

The 2011 report on China's floating population, which was made by the country's National Population and Family Planning Commission, said that the new generation of migrant workers are much more educated than the elder generation, as only 2 percent of that group attended college.
国家人口计生委发布的《中国流动人口发展报告2011》指出，新生代农民工受的教育比老一代农民工好，老一代上大学的只有2%。

The new generation of migrant workers refers to those born after 1980, accounting for 47 percent of the whole with a population of more than 200 million.
新生代农民工指的是那些1980年以后出生的人，人口数超过2亿，占总人口的47%。

Raised by their parents who left villages and provide the labor for China's economic growth, they have enjoyed relatively better living and education standards due to improved financial conditions and adjacency to cities.
因为经济状况的改善而且毗邻城市，由离开农村、为中国经济发展提供劳动力的父母抚养长大的他们经济享受到相对好的生活、教育水平。

The report said illiteracy has almost been eliminated among the post-80s migrant workers, with an average education length of 9.8 years.
报告指出，文盲几乎在80后农民工中消除，平均受教育年限达9.8年。

The report highlighted a trend of the new generation concentrating on the manufacturing sector, with 46.3 percent in this sector, rather than simple labor.
报告强调，新生代的一个趋势是向制造业集中，46.3%是制造业工人，而不是简单劳工。

However, the younger migrant workers still endure low pay and long hours. They frequently are required to work 10 hours a day, six days a week for an average monthly salary of 1,660 yuan (260 U.S. dollars), according to the report.
然而，年轻的农民工仍然忍受着低报酬和工作时间长。他们一天常常要工作10小时，一周工作6天，月平均工资为1660元（260美元），报告这样显示。