26-46 Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above|26-46EducationalAttainmentofPopulationAged15andAbove|EducationalAttainment/ Sex|2011|2012|2013|2014|2015|Number|(Percent)|Number|(Percent)|Number|(Percent)|Number|(Percent)|Number|(Percent)|of|of|of|of|of|Persons|Persons|Persons|Persons|Persons|(10000|(10000|(10000|(10000|(10000|persons)|persons)|persons)|persons)|persons)||Total|Male|283.98|46.07|286.87|45.87|288.16|45.71|289.12|45.54|290.17|45.39|Female|332.46|53.93|338.47|54.13|342.3|54.29|345.79|54.46|349.05|54.61|NoSchooling|/Pre-primary¢Ù|Male|7.56|1.23|6.41|1.02|6.22|0.99|6.22|0.98|5.6|0.88|Female|23.59|3.83|21.61|3.46|21.42|3.4|21.31|3.36|20.29|3.17|Primary|Male|42.58|6.91|42.66|6.82|41.86|6.64|41.14|6.48|39.84|6.23|Female|56.98|9.24|57.95|9.27|57.61|9.14|56.07|8.83|55.18|8.63|LowerSecondary|Male|47.54|7.71|47.32|7.57|47.48|7.53|47.48|7.48|47.31|7.4|Female|46.65|7.57|46.9|7.5|46.96|7.45|48.41|7.62|49.55|7.75|UpperSecondary|Male|102.42|16.61|102.75|16.43|100.55|15.95|99.79|15.72|98.14|15.35|Female|124.03|20.12|126.68|20.26|125.83|19.96|125.25|19.73|126.22|19.75|Post-secondary|Non-degreeCourses¢Ú|Male|22.83|3.7|24.18|3.87|24.89|3.95|24.82|3.91|24.79|3.88|Female|22.68|3.68|23.26|3.72|24.39|3.87|24.79|3.9|23.46|3.67|DegreeCourses¢Û|Male|61.05|9.9|63.55|10.16|67.17|10.65|69.68|10.97|74.51|11.66|Female|58.53|9.49|62.06|9.92|66.1|10.48|69.96|11.02|74.35|11.63||Notes:FiguresarecompiledbasedondatacollectedintheGeneralHouseholdSurveyfromJanuarytoDecemberoftheyearconcernedaswell|asthemid-yearpopulationestimatesbyDistrictCouncildistrictcompiledjointlybytheCensusandStatisticsDepartmentandaninter|-departmentalWorkingGrouponPopulationDistributionProjections.TheGeneralHouseholdSurveycoverstheland-basednon|-institutionalpopulationofHongKongandthusdoesnotcoverinmatesofinstitutionsandpersonslivingonboardvessels.|¢ÙIncludingallclassesinkindergartensandchildcarecentres.|¢ÚIncludingallcertificate,diploma,highercertificate,higherdiploma,professionaldiplomaandotherpost-secondaryprogrammesof|equivalentstandardsineducationalinstitutionswithinoroutsideHongKong.|¢ÛIncludingallfirstdegree,taughtpostgraduateandresearchpostgraduatecoursesineducationalinstitutionswithinoroutsideHong|Kong.