23-24 Education Level of Population Aged 14 and Over

Item

1996

 

1997

 

1998

 

1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.(1000)

%

No.(1000)

%

No.(1000)

%

No.(1000)

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

309.3

100.0

314.7

100.0

322.8

100.0

334

100.0

    Male

144.9

46.8

147.0

46.8

150.2

46.5

153.2

45.9

    Female

164.4

53.2

167.7

53.3

172.6

53.5

180.8

54.1

No Education/Pre-primary Education

63.9

20.7

59.7

19

58.8

18.2

59.4

17.8

    Male

24.2

7.8

21.8

6.9

21.3

6.6

21.3

6.4

    Female

39.8

12.9

37.9

12.0

37.5

11.6

38.0

11.4

Primary Education

93.2

30.1

96.5

30.7

97.1

30.1

98.3

29.4

    Male

45.0

14.5

46.8

14.9

46.3

14.3

47.1

14.1

    Female

48.2

15.6

49.7

15.8

50.8

15.7

51.2

15.3

Junior Secondary Education

93.0

30.1

93.8

29.8

99.4

30.8

105.2

31.5

    Male

45.5

14.7

45.4

14.4

48.8

15.1

49.3

14.8

    Female

47.5

15.4

48.4

15.4

50.7

15.7

55.9

16.8

Senior Secondary Education

39.2

12.7

43.9

13.9

44.3

13.7

44.3

13.3

    Male

19.6

6.3

21.8

6.9

21.9

6.8

22.2

6.6

    Female

19.6

6.3

22.1

7.0

22.5

7.0

22.1

6.6

Higher Education

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

   Non-university Degree

5.7

1.8

5.8

1.8

5.9

1.8

6.4

1.9

      Male

2.4

0.8

2.4

0.8

2.6

0.8

2.4

0.7

      Female

3.3

1.1

3.4

1.1

3.2

1.0

4.0

1.2

  University

14.1

4.6

15

4.8

17.1

5.3

20.1

6.0

      Male

8.1

2.6

8.8

2.8

9.2

2.9

10.7

3.2

      Female

6.0

1.9

6.2

2.0

7.9

2.4

9.4

2.8

  Unknown

0.2

0

0

0.1

0.2

0.1

      Male

0.1

0

0

0.1

0.2

0.1

      Female

0.1

0

0

0.1