24-50  Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
Item	2000		2001		2002		2003		2004
	Number	(Percent)	Number	(Percent)	Number	(Percent)	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	267.08	48.57	269.39	48.28	271.09	48.04	272.16	47.80	273.68	47.55
Female	282.78	51.43	288.53	51.72	293.19	51.96	297.23	52.20	301.83	52.45
No Schooling/
Kindergarten
Male	9.80	1.78	9.68	1.73	9.34	1.65	9.19	1.61	8.97	1.56
Female	31.95	5.81	31.22	5.60	29.90	5.30	30.34	5.33	30.08	5.23
Primary
Male	59.60	10.84	58.05	10.40	56.07	9.94	54.00	9.48	52.55	9.13
Female	62.41	11.35	62.63	11.23	62.46	11.07	62.09	10.90	60.96	10.59
Lower Secondary
Male	52.24	9.50	52.93	9.49	52.24	9.26	53.91	9.47	52.88	9.19
Female	39.42	7.17	41.08	7.36	42.63	7.56	43.92	7.71	44.78	7.78
Upper Secondary
Male	80.21	14.59	79.60	14.27	80.46	14.26	77.94	13.69	80.90	14.06
Female	88.56	16.11	88.76	15.91	88.92	15.76	87.49	15.36	90.32	15.69
Matriculation
Male	11.33	2.06	11.65	2.09	12.57	2.23	13.71	2.41	13.63	2.37
Female	12.51	2.28	13.73	2.46	14.09	2.50	16.54	2.91	16.55	2.88
Tertiary
Non-degree Courses
Male	19.18	3.49	19.25	3.45	20.90	3.70	22.02	3.87	21.58	3.75
Female	19.92	3.62	19.91	3.57	21.73	3.85	22.15	3.89	21.23	3.69
Degree Courses
Male	34.72	6.31	38.23	6.85	39.51	7.00	41.39	7.27	43.18	7.50
Female	28.01	5.09	31.21	5.59	33.41	5.93	34.71	6.10	37.91	6.59
Note : Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.