23-45    Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
	1997		1998		1999		2000		2001
	Number	(Percent)	Number	(Percent)	Number	(Percent)	Number	(Percent)	Number	(Percent)
Item	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	260.39	49.38	262.65	49.13	264.50	48.85	267.08	48.57	269.39	48.28
Female	266.94	50.62	271.99	50.87	276.97	51.15	282.78	51.43	288.53	51.72
No Schooling/
Kindergarten
Male	12.50	2.37	11.93	2.23	11.31	2.09	9.80	1.78	9.68	1.73
Female	36.47	6.92	35.72	6.68	34.28	6.33	31.95	5.81	31.22	5.60
Primary
Male	61.46	11.66	61.83	11.57	59.29	10.95	59.60	10.84	58.05	10.40
Female	59.89	11.36	60.51	11.32	61.32	11.33	62.41	11.35	62.63	11.23
Lower Secondary
Male	50.38	9.55	50.62	9.47	51.85	9.58	52.24	9.50	52.93	9.49
Female	35.19	6.67	36.15	6.76	37.51	6.93	39.42	7.17	41.08	7.36
Upper Secondary
Male	75.36	14.29	77.86	14.56	79.39	14.66	80.21	14.59	79.60	14.27
Female	82.27	15.60	85.10	15.92	87.16	16.10	88.56	16.11	88.76	15.91
Matriculation
Male	11.56	2.19	10.67	2.00	11.77	2.17	11.33	2.06	11.65	2.09
Female	11.77	2.23	11.39	2.13	11.91	2.20	12.51	2.28	13.73	2.46
Tertiary
Non-degree Courses
Male	18.97	3.60	18.09	3.38	18.44	3.41	19.18	3.49	19.25	3.45
Female	19.82	3.76	19.43	3.63	19.06	3.52	19.92	3.62	19.91	3.57
Degree Courses
Male	30.18	5.72	31.65	5.92	32.45	5.99	34.72	6.31	38.23	6.85
Female	21.53	4.08	23.69	4.43	25.73	4.75	28.01	5.09	31.21	5.59
Notes: Figures are averages of the figures obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.