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Table 23

(Chapter 7: Education)

Distribution of Educational Attainment of Population

Aged 15 and Over

Educational attainment

No schooling/Pre-primary Primary

Secondary(1)

Sixth Form(2)

Post-secondary

Non-degree course

Degree course

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Percentages

2003

2007

2008

7.0

5.5

5.5

20.2

18.2

18.2

46.1

46.3

46.4

5.3

5.6

5.4

7.8

8.1

8.2

13.6

16.2

16.4

100.0

100.0

100.0

Total

Notes: Figures are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as the mid-year population estimates by District Council district compiled jointly by the Census and Statistics Department and an inter-departmental Working Group on Population Distribution Projections.

(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.

Source: General Household Survey Section (2), Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5508)

Table 24

(Chapter 7: Education)

Government Expenditure on Education

Total expenditure (HK$ million)

As percentage of total government

expenditure (%)

As percentage of Gross Domestic

Product (GDP) (%)

2003-2004(1)

Financial year (April-March)

2007-2008(1)

57,291

23.6

53,825

22.9

2008-2009(1)(2)

75,935

24.1

4.6

3.3@

4.5@

Recurrent expenditure (HK$ million)

47,203

46,794

50,314

Spent on (%)

Primary education

22.9

22.4

21.9

Secondary education

34.1

36.6

37.9

Higher education

29.5

27.5

25.9

13.5

13.5

14.3

Others(3)

Notes: (1) Expenditure figures have been adjusted to conform to the policy grouping adopted in 2009-2010.

(2) Revised estimates.

(3) Figures include government recurrent expenditure on kindergarten, special education, adult education courses run or funded by the Education Bureau, vocational education courses run by the Vocational Training Council and departmental support.

Source: Education Bureau, Government Secretariat.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2892 6267)