23-51  Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
Item	2004*		2005*		2006*		2007*		2008
	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	272.69	47.56	274.41	47.31	274.96	47.15	277.95	46.88	279.61	46.65
Female	300.67	52.44	305.66	52.69	308.26	52.85	314.89	53.12	319.77	53.35
No Schooling①
Pre-primary②
Male	8.82	1.54	8.43	1.45	7.65	1.31	7.27	1.23	7.28	1.21
Female	30.22	5.27	28.79	4.96	26.46	4.54	25.51	4.30	25.45	4.25
Primary③
Male	52.02	9.07	51.01	8.79	48.93	8.39	48.11	8.11	48.43	8.08
Female	59.75	10.42	60.79	10.48	59.74	10.24	60.03	10.13	60.89	10.16
Lower Secondary④
Male	52.27	9.12	50.49	8.70	51.01	8.75	50.30	8.49	50.23	8.38
Female	43.88	7.65	43.58	7.51	44.99	7.71	46.93	7.92	46.26	7.72
Upper Secondary⑤
Male	80.51	14.04	82.20	14.17	82.72	14.18	82.64	13.94	84.14	14.04
Female	90.12	15.72	92.33	15.92	92.09	15.79	94.61	15.96	97.40	16.25
Sixth Form⑥
Male	13.65	2.38	13.55	2.34	13.58	2.33	15.38	2.59	14.71	2.45
Female	16.57	2.89	16.53	2.85	17.18	2.95	17.77	3.00	17.58	2.93
Post-secondary
Non-degree Courses⑦
Male	21.69	3.78	22.38	3.86	23.07	3.95	24.25	4.09	24.15	4.03
Female	21.48	3.75	22.21	3.83	23.74	4.07	23.99	4.05	24.84	4.14
Degree Courses⑧
Male	43.72	7.63	46.35	7.99	48.00	8.23	50.00	8.43	50.68	8.45
Female	38.64	6.74	41.43	7.14	44.07	7.56	46.06	7.77	47.35	7.90
Note: Figures are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned
as well as the mid-year population estimates by District Council district compiled jointly by the Census and Statistics Department
and an inter-departmental Working Group on Population Distribution Projections.
① Refers to those who had never attended a formal course.
② Including all classes in kindergartens and child care centres.
③ Including Primary 1 - 6 in all schools.
④ Refers to Secondary 1 - 3 or equivalent level.
⑤ Refers to Secondary 4 - 5 or equivalent, including craft courses.
⑥ Refers to Secondary 6 - 7 or equivalent level.
⑦ Including all higher diplomas, professional diplomas and other post-secondary programmes of equivalent standards in
tertiary educational institutions within or outside Hong Kong.
⑧ Including all first degree, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate courses in tertiary educational institutions within
or outside Hong Kong.