24-50Educational
Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
Item
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Number
(Percent)
Number
(Percent)
Number
Number
(Percent)
Number
(Percent)
of
of
of
of
of
Persons
Persons
Persons
Persons
Persons
(10 000
(10 000
(10 000
(10 000
(10 000
persons)
persons)
persons)
persons)
persons)
Total
Male
269.39
48.28
271.09
48.04
272.16
47.80
275.52
47.54
278.28@
47.29@
Female
288.53
51.72
293.19
51.96
297.23
52.20
304.08
52.46
310.16@
52.71@
No Schooling
Kindergarten
Male
9.68
1.73
9.34
1.65
9.19
1.61
9.02
1.56
8.69@
1.48@
Female
31.22
5.60
29.90
5.30
30.34
5.33
30.24
5.22
29.22@
4.97@
Primary
Male
58.05
10.40
56.07
9.94
54.00
9.48
52.83
9.11
52.08@
8.85@
Female
62.63
11.23
62.46
11.07
62.09
10.90
61.33
10.58
62.40@
10.6@
Lower Secondary
Male
52.93
9.49
52.24
9.26
53.91
9.47
53.19
9.18
51.70@
8.79@
Female
41.08
7.36
42.63
7.56
43.92
7.71
45.06
7.77
44.93@
7.64@
Upper Secondary
Male
79.60
14.27
80.46
14.26
77.94
13.69
81.40
14.04
83.60@
14.21@
Female
88.76
15.91
88.92
15.76
87.49
15.36
90.94
15.69
93.99@
15.97@
Matriculation
Male
11.65
2.09
12.57
2.23
13.71
2.41
13.76
2.37
13.67@
2.32@
Female
13.73
2.46
14.09
2.50
16.54
2.91
16.70
2.88
16.61@
2.82@
Tertiary
Non-degree Courses
Male
19.25
3.45
20.90
3.70
22.02
3.87
21.70
3.74
22.52@
3.83@
Female
19.91
3.57
21.73
3.85
22.15
3.89
21.41
3.69
22.18@
3.77@
Degree Courses
Male
38.23
6.85
39.51
7.00
41.39
7.27
43.61
7.52
46.02@
7.82@
Female
31.21
5.59
33.41
5.93
34.71
6.10
38.40
6.63
40.82@
6.94@
Note
: Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household
Survey for the four quarters of the year."@"Figures are
subject to revision later on.
