| 
   23-24
  Education Level of Population Aged 14 and Over  | 
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   Item  | 
  
   1996   | 
  
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   1997   | 
  
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   1998   | 
  
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   1999   | 
  
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| 
   No.(1000)  | 
  
   %  | 
  
   No.(1000)  | 
  
   %  | 
  
   No.(1000)  | 
  
   %  | 
  
   No.(1000)  | 
  
   %  | 
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| 
   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  | 
  
   …  | 
 
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