Number of Educational and Training Institutions⁽¹⁾ by Level of Education of Courses Offered

				School year
Level of education			2004/05	2008/09	2009/10 #
Kindergarten(2)(3)			741	996*	982
Primary(3)			818	659	640
Secondary(3)(4)			643	681*	680
Post-secondary(5)   of which     Degree-awarding institutions			35  12	34  12	34  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 institutions offering courses at multiple levels of education are counted at the corresponding levels of education. Figures do not cover institutions offering adult education/tutorial/vocational courses.
		(2)		Figures from 2005/06 onwards include kindergarten-cum-child care centres upon harmonisation of pre-primary services in September 2005. Figures from 2008/09 onwards also include special child care centres registered under the Social Welfare Department. 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 institutions offering craft level courses and programmes of the Project Yi Jin.
		(5)		Figures include institutions funded by the University Grants Committee and colleges offering post-secondary courses including certificate/diploma, associate degree or equivalent and bachelor degree or above.
		#		Provisional figures.
		*		Revised figures.