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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)

Post-secondary

Non-degree course Degree course

Total

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Percentages

2004

2008

2009

6.8

5.5

5.2

19.5

18.2

17.7

51.8

51.8

52.0

7.5

8.2

7.9

14.4

16.4

17.1

100.0

100.0

100.0

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 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) (%)

2004-2005(1)

54,451

22.5

4.2

Financial year (April-March)

2008-2009(1)

74,995

2009-2010(1)(2)

58,766

24.0

20.2

4.6@

3.6@

Recurrent expenditure (HK$ million)

45,116

49,863

51,260

Spent on (%)

Primary education

23.0

21.8

21.5

Secondary education

35.3

37.8

38.2

Higher education(3)

28.7

26.1

25.7

Others(4)

13.0

14.3

14.6

Notes: (1) Expenditure figures for 2009-2010 and before have been adjusted to align with the definitions and policy area group

classifications adopted in the 2010-2011 estimate.

(2) Revised estimates.

(3) Higher education includes teacher education programmes provided by the University Grants Committee-funded

institutions.

(4) 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)

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