24-51  Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
Item	2002		2003		2004		2005		2006
	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	270.23	48.08	270.37	47.83	272.65	47.56	274.44	47.31	275.37	47.11
Female	291.83	51.92	294.88	52.17	300.66	52.44	305.70	52.69	309.21	52.89
No Schooling/
Kindergarten
Male	9.19	1.63	9.02	1.60	8.77	1.53	8.37	1.44	7.69	1.32
Female	29.65	5.28	30.18	5.34	30.06	5.24	28.67	4.94	26.61	4.55
Primary
Male	55.35	9.85	53.28	9.43	51.89	9.05	50.94	8.78	48.87	8.36
Female	61.45	10.93	60.72	10.74	59.58	10.39	60.69	10.46	59.79	10.23
Lower Secondary
Male	51.68	9.20	53.11	9.40	52.08	9.08	50.41	8.69	50.95	8.71
Female	42.10	7.49	42.99	7.61	43.82	7.64	43.49	7.50	44.92	7.68
Upper Secondary
Male	80.11	14.25	77.23	13.66	80.47	14.04	82.15	14.16	82.86	14.17
Female	88.83	15.80	87.02	15.40	90.18	15.73	92.55	15.95	92.52	15.83
Matriculation
Male	12.56	2.23	13.68	2.42	13.70	2.39	13.57	2.34	13.64	2.33
Female	14.08	2.51	16.51	2.92	16.63	2.90	16.54	2.85	17.28	2.96
Tertiary
Non-degree Courses
Male	20.97	3.73	22.03	3.90	21.70	3.79	22.39	3.86	23.13	3.96
Female	21.85	3.89	22.31	3.95	21.53	3.76	22.22	3.83	23.73	4.06
Degree Courses
Male	40.37	7.18	42.02	7.43	44.04	7.68	46.61	8.04	48.24	8.25
Female	33.87	6.03	35.15	6.22	38.86	6.78	41.54	7.16	44.38	7.59
Notes : The Population By-census conducted by the Census and Statistics Department in July to August 2006 provides a benchmark for revising the
population figures compiled since the 2001 Population Census.  In the above table, population-related figures from 2002 to 2005 have been
revised accordingly.
Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.