NUMBER OF STUDENTS

 

Table 35                                                                                        (Thousand persons )

 

Academic year

Percentage change

Share (percent)

 

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

1998/99

1999/00

1998/99

1999/00

Kindergartens

147

195

204

220

252

7.8

14.5

1.2

1.4

Primary schools

9,446

9,238

8.938

8,667

8.288

-3.0

-4.4

45.9

44.6

Junior high schools

4.955

5,189

5;283

5,295

5,173

0.2

-2.3

28.1

27.8

High schools (day and night schools) Former system

1,407

909

498

148

14

-70.3

-90.5

0.8

0.1

New system

1,629

2,492

3,176

3,768

3,995

18.6

6.0

20.0

21.5

Technical and professional schools

142

80

30

4

0

-86.7

-100.0

*

0

Pre-university

51

107

200

367

396

83.5

7.9

1.9

2.1

Teacher training centers

33

17

10

20

25

100.0

25.0

0.1

0.1

Others(1)

452

312

342

383

456

12.0

19.1

2.0

2.4

Total

18,262

18,539

18,681

18,872

18,599

1.0

.1.4

100.0

100.0

Source: Ministry of Education

(1) Includes students enrolled in technology institutes, adult schools and schools for exceptional children, while excludes exceptional children since 1996/97.