Table 22
(Chapter 7: Education)
Distribution of Educational Attainment of Population
Aged 15 and Over
Percentages
Educational attainment
1997
2001
2002
@
No schooling/Kindergarten
9.3
7.3
7.0
Primary
23.0
21.6
21.0
Secondary
46.1
47.0
*
46.8
Matriculation
4.4
4.6
4.7
Tertiary
Non-degree course
7.4
7.0
*
7.6
Degree course
9.8
12.4
*
12.9
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Note:
Figures are averages of the figures obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.
Source:
General Household Survey Section (2), Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5508)
