| Educational Attainment |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 | |||
|
Number |
% of total |
Number |
% of total |
Number |
% of total | |
| No schooling/Kindergarten |
557 297 |
12.8 |
480 852 |
9.5 |
469 939 |
8.4 |
| Primary |
1 100 599 |
25.2 |
1 146 882 |
22.6 |
1 148 273 |
20.5 |
| Lower Secondary |
837 730 |
19.1 |
958 245 |
18.9 |
1 060 489 |
18.9 |
| Upper Secondary |
1 169 271 |
26.7 |
1 403 211 |
27.7 |
1 473 681 |
26.3 |
| Matriculation(1) |
214 577 |
4.9 |
308 808 |
6.1 |
528 090 |
9.4 |
| Tertiary | ||||||
|
Non-degree course |
234 912 |
5.4 |
243 004 |
4.8 |
209 878 |
3.7 |
|
Degree course |
255 979 |
5.9 |
525 516 |
10.4 |
708 622 |
12.7 |
| Total |
4 370 365 |
100.0 |
5 066 518 |
100.0 |
5 598 972 |
100.0 |
Note : |
(1) |
The figures include the equivalent educational attainment (highest level attended) of "Technician level (other further non-advance education)" in the 1996 Population By-census and "Diploma/certificate courses in Institute of Vocational Education / former polytechnics" in the 2001 Population Census. However, the similar group "Diploma/certificate courses in technical institutes / polytechnics" was included under "Tertiary : Non-degree course" in the 1991 Population Census. |
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Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census |