23-51 Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
Item	2005		2006		2007		2008		2009
	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	274.41	47.31	274.96	47.15	277.95	46.88	279.61	46.65	282.82	46.70
Female	305.66	52.69	308.26	52.85	314.89	53.12	319.77	53.35	322.84	53.30
No Schooling
/Pre-primary①
Male	8.43	1.45	7.65	1.31	7.27	1.23	7.28	1.21	7.36	1.21
Female	28.79	4.96	26.46	4.54	25.51	4.30	25.45	4.25	24.41	4.03
Primary
Male	51.01	8.79	48.93	8.39	48.11	8.11	48.43	8.08	47.39	7.83
Female	60.79	10.48	59.74	10.24	60.03	10.13	60.89	10.16	59.83	9.88
Lower Secondary
Male	50.49	8.70	51.01	8.75	50.30	8.49	50.23	8.38	50.28	8.30
Female	43.58	7.51	44.99	7.71	46.93	7.92	46.26	7.72	47.43	7.83
Upper Secondary
Male	95.75	16.51	96.30	16.51	98.02	16.53	98.85	16.49	100.14	16.53
Female	108.86	18.77	109.26	18.73	112.38	18.96	114.97	19.18	117.20	19.35
Post-secondary
Non-degree Courses②
Male	22.38	3.86	23.07	3.95	24.25	4.09	24.15	4.03	23.92	3.95
Female	22.21	3.83	23.74	4.07	23.99	4.05	24.84	4.14	24.07	3.97
Degree Courses③
Male	46.35	7.99	48.00	8.23	50.00	8.43	50.68	8.45	53.72	8.87
Female	41.43	7.14	44.07	7.56	46.06	7.77	47.35	7.90	49.91	8.24
Notes: 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  Including all classes in kindergartens and child care centres.
②Including all higher diplomas, professional diplomas and other post-secondary programmes of equivalent standards in
tertiary educational institutions within or outside Hong Kong.
③ Including all first degree, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate courses in tertiary educational institutions within or outside Hong Kong.