24-51  Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above
Item	2007		2008		2009		2010		2011
	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	277.52	46.91	279.00	46.68	280.03	46.49	281.90	46.26	283.98	46.07
Female	314.09	53.09	318.72	53.32	322.26	53.51	327.49	53.74	332.46	53.93
No Schooling
/Pre-primary①
Male	7.27	1.23	7.17	1.20	7.20	1.20	7.94	1.30	7.56	1.23
Female	25.21	4.26	25.11	4.20	24.20	4.02	24.53	4.03	23.59	3.83
Primary
Male	47.98	8.11	47.84	8.00	46.37	7.70	44.55	7.31	42.58	6.91
Female	59.84	10.11	60.28	10.09	59.41	9.86	57.90	9.50	56.98	9.24
Lower Secondary
Male	50.08	8.46	49.56	8.29	49.02	8.14	48.56	7.97	47.54	7.71
Female	46.88	7.92	45.71	7.65	46.75	7.76	46.62	7.65	46.65	7.57
Upper Secondary
Male	97.95	16.56	98.35	16.45	99.03	16.44	100.97	16.57	102.42	16.61
Female	112.11	18.95	114.74	19.20	117.16	19.45	120.80	19.82	124.03	20.12
Post-secondary
Non-degree Courses②
Male	24.17	4.09	24.31	4.07	23.67	3.93	22.48	3.69	22.83	3.70
Female	23.89	4.04	24.89	4.16	24.01	3.99	22.51	3.69	22.68	3.68
Degree Courses③
Male	50.07	8.46	51.76	8.66	54.74	9.09	57.39	9.42	61.05	9.90
Female	46.16	7.80	48.00	8.03	50.73	8.42	55.13	9.05	58.53	9.49
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.
Statistics involve the use of the population figures in the compilation process.  Annual figures of 2007-2010 have been revised to take into
account the results of the 2011 Population Census which provided a benchmark for revising the population figures compiled since the 2006
Population By-census.
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 educational
institutions within or outside Hong Kong.
③  Including all first degree, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate courses in educational institutions within or outside
Hong Kong.