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Number of Educational and Training Institutions(1) by Level of Education of Courses Offered
Student Enrolment(1) by Level of Education
Distribution of Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15
and Over
1995-2009 HKCEE Number of participating schools and candidate
entries
Drop Out Rate for Student Aged 6-15
Number of Educational and Training Institutions(1) by Level of Education of Courses Offered
| |
School year |
Level of education |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 # |
Kindergarten(2)(3) |
986 |
964 |
982 |
Primary(3) |
689 |
659 |
640 |
Secondary(3)(4) |
673* |
681* |
680 |
Post-secondary(5)
? of which
Degree-awarding institutions |
33*
12 |
34
12 |
34
12 |
Notes : Figures refer to the beginning of the respective school/academic years. The beginning and ending months of a school/academic year may vary among different educational and training institutions.
(1) Educational and training institutes offering courses at multiple levels of education are counted at the corresponding levels of education. Figures do not cover institutes offering adult education/tutorial/vocational courses.
(2) Figures from 2005/06 onwards include kindergarten-cum-child care centres upon harmonisation of pre-primary services in September 2005. Accordingly, they are not directly comparable to figures for earlier years.
(3) Figures include special schools registered with the Education Bureau.
(4) Apart from day schools and special schools, figures also include evening schools and institutes offering craft level courses and programmes of the Project Yi Jin.
(5) Figures include institutes funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) and colleges offering post-secondary courses including certificate/diploma, associate degree or equivalent and bachelor degree or above
* Revised figure.
# Provisional figures.
Source: Education Bureau
Student Enrolment(1) by Level of Education
| |
Thousands |
| |
School year |
Level of education |
2004/05 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 # |
Kindergarten(2)(3) |
130.2 |
139.2* |
142.0 |
Primary(3 |
451.2 |
369.0 |
348.9 |
Secondary(3)(4) |
500.6 |
511.9* |
508.0 |
Post-secondary(5)(6) |
223.9 |
311.9* |
296.3 |
Notes : Figures refer to the beginning of the respective school/academic years. The beginning and ending months of a school/academic year may vary among different educational and training institutions.
(1) Figures cover both full-time and part-time students attending long programmes lasting for at least one school/academic year. Figures do not include students attending adult education/tutorial/vocational courses.
(2) Figures from 2005/06 onwards include pupils attending kindergarten classes (i.e. nursery, lower and upper classes) in kindergarten-cum-child care centres upon harmonisation of pre-primary services in September 2005. Accordingly, they are not directly comparable to figures for earlier years.
(3) Figures include students in special schools registered with the Education Bureau.
(4) Apart from day schools and special schools, figures also cover students attending evening schools, craft level courses and programmes of the Project Yi Jin.
(5) Figures include students attending universities and colleges offering post-secondary courses including certificate/diploma, associate degree or equivalent and bachelor degree or above; and also non-local registered and exempted academic courses offered jointly by overseas universities and local institutions or organisations.
(6) Starting from 2007/08, figures include students attending other self-financing programmes offered by the University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded institutions.
# Provisional figures
*Revised figures
Source: Education Bureau
Distribution
of Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Over
|
Percentages |
| Educational
attainment |
2007 |
2008 |
2009# |
No schooling/Pre-primary |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
Primary |
18.2 |
18.2 |
17.6 |
Secondary(1) |
46.3 |
51.8 |
51.9 |
Post-secondary |
|
|
|
| Non-degree course |
8.1 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
| Degree course |
16.2 |
16.4 |
17.3 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Notes : Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year concerned.
(1) Persons with educational attainment at secondary level refer to those with Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 education or equivalent level.
(2) Persons with educational attainment at sixth form refer to those with Secondary 6 to Secondary 7 education or equivalent level.
# Provisional figures.
Resource¡GCensus and Statistics Department
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1995-2008
HKCEE Number of participating schools and candidate entries
Year |
No. of schools (day and evening) |
School candidates (day and evening) |
Private candidates |
No. of candidates |
1995 |
579 |
85 074 |
38 871 |
123 945 |
1996 |
579 |
86 257 |
35 553 |
121 810 |
1997 |
583 |
88 557 |
42 481 |
131 038 |
1998 |
598 |
92 013 |
42 617 |
134 630 |
1999 |
618 |
97 193 |
43 396 |
140 589 |
2000 |
632 |
99 036 |
41 267 |
140 303 |
2001 |
636 |
92 578 |
38 034 |
130 612 |
2002 |
625 |
90 297 |
37 319 |
127 616 |
2003 |
611 |
86 738 |
36 570 |
123 308 |
2004 |
620 |
84 549 |
33 664 |
118 213 |
2005 |
620 |
85 784 |
33 687 |
119 471 |
2006 |
602 |
84 087 |
37 991 |
122 078 |
2007 |
580 |
80 690 |
24 576 |
105 266 |
2008 |
554 |
84 565 |
25 009 |
109 574 |
2009 |
557 |
88234 |
30773 |
119007 |
Source: HK Examinations & Assessment Authority
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Drop Out Rate for Student Aged 6-15
School Year |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
| F1-F3 |
251 500 |
253 600 |
254 900 |
256 000 |
253 300 |
246 700 |
P1-P6 |
468 800 |
447 100 |
425 900 |
410 500 |
385 900 |
365 100 |
Total |
720 300 |
700 700 |
680 800 |
666 500 |
639 200 |
611 800 |
Dropout |
1297 |
1240 |
1362 |
1933 |
1854 |
1835 |
Rate |
0.18% |
0.18% |
0.20% |
0.29% |
0.29% |
0.3% |
Source: HKCSS (SDI); Budget Speech
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