24-50  Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
Item	2001		2002		2003		2004		2005
	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	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.