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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.