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Table 22
(Chapter 7: Education)
(a) Number of Educational and Training Institutions(1) by Level of Education of
Courses Offered
Level of education
Kindergarten(2)(3)
Primary(3)
Secondary(3)(4)
Post-secondary(5)
of which:
Degree-awarding institutions
Number of institutions
School/Academic year
2002/2003
2006/2007
783
1 015
862
726
624
635
30
35
11
12
2007/2008
986
689
636
35
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 2005/2006 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.
(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 and colleges offering post-secondary courses at the levels of associate degree, higher diploma, professional diploma or equivalent, and bachelor degree or above.