APPENDICES

Table 22

(Chapter 7: Education)

Distribution of Educational Attainment of Population

Aged 15 and Over

Educational attainment

No schooling/Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Matriculation

Tertiary

Non-degree course Degree course

Total

Percentages

1997

2001

2002@

9.3

7.3

7.0

23.0

21.6

21.0

46.1

47.0*

46.8

4.4

4.6

4.7

7.4

7.0*

7.6

9.8

12.4*

12.9

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)

Table 23

(Chapter 7: Education)

Government Expenditure on Education

1997-1998

Financial Year (April-March)

2001-2002

Total expenditure ($ million)

47,027

52,232

2002-2003 *

54,893

As percentage of total government expenditure (%) As percentage of Gross Domestic Product (%)

24.2

21.9

22.8

3.5

4.1@

4.3@

Recurrent expenditure ($ million)

36,663

46,244

47,277

Spent on (%)

Primary education

Secondary education

20.5

22.5

23.2

32.6

34.2

34.4

Tertiary education

35.5

31.1

30.2

11.5

12.1

12.2

Note:

Others (1)

(1) Figures include government recurrent expenditure on kindergarten, special education, adult education courses run or funded by the Education and Manpower Bureau, vocational education courses run by the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education and departmental support.

Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 3150 8032)

Source:

483

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