24-51 Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
Item	2006		2007		2008		2009		2010
	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	274.96	47.2	277.95	46.9	279.61	46.7	282.82	46.7	282.88	46.2
Female	308.26	52.9	314.89	53.1	319.77	53.4	322.84	53.3	329.41	53.8
No Schooling
/Pre-primary①
Male	7.65	1.3	7.27	1.2	7.28	1.2	7.36	1.2	8.09	1.3
Female	26.46	4.5	25.51	4.3	25.45	4.3	24.41	4.0	24.83	4.1
Primary
Male	48.93	8.4	48.11	8.1	48.43	8.1	47.39	7.8	45.16	7.4
Female	59.74	10.2	60.03	10.1	60.89	10.2	59.83	9.9	58.67	9.6
Lower Secondary
Male	51.01	8.8	50.30	8.5	50.23	8.4	50.28	8.3	49.70	8.1
Female	44.99	7.7	46.93	7.9	46.26	7.7	47.43	7.8	47.49	7.8
Upper Secondary
Male	96.30	16.5	98.02	16.5	98.85	16.5	100.14	16.5	101.39	16.6
Female	109.26	18.7	112.38	19.0	114.97	19.2	117.20	19.4	121.53	19.9
Post-secondary
Non-degree Courses②
Male	23.07	4.0	24.25	4.1	24.15	4.0	23.92	4.0	22.37	3.7
Female	23.74	4.1	23.99	4.1	24.84	4.1	24.07	4.0	22.54	3.7
Degree Courses③
Male	48.00	8.2	50.00	8.4	50.68	8.5	53.72	8.9	56.17	9.2
Female	44.07	7.6	46.06	7.8	47.35	7.9	49.91	8.2	54.35	8.9
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.
②  Including 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.