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Students in formal education during academic year 2011/2012 amounted to 69,968, down by 0.8 per cent when compared to 2010/2011, the National Statistics Office reported today.
Students attending state schools numbered 49,021, or 70.1 per cent of all enrolments. On the other hand, the share of students attending church and independent schools stood at 22.1 and 7.8 per cent respectively.
Overall, male students outnumbered females and totalled 35,052. However, females in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6) were in the majority, surpassing their male counterparts by 1,497.
The student population in primary schools stood at 23,567, down by 2.1 per cent over the previous academic year. Similarly, the number of students in secondary schools went down by 2.5 per cent.
The average age of students in primary education ranged between 5 and 10, while those in lower secondary education (ISCED 2) were between 11 and 13 years old. On average, students reached the end of mandatory education (Form 5) at 15.
Female students in tertiary education were primarily enrolled in “Health,” followed by those attending courses in “Business and administration” and “Teacher training and education science.” Male students were mainly enrolled in the ? elds of “Business and administration,” “Health” and “Computing.”
During academic year 2011/2012, foreign students in tertiary education numbered to 591, representing 4.8 per cent of the total student population. A total of 188 institutions provided formal education at all levels and for all needs. State-owned schools comprised 58.0 per cent of all educational institutions.
In terms of geographical distribution of schools, 35.6 per cent were located in the Northern Harbour district, while a further 20.7 per cent were situated in the Southern Harbour area.
The average number of students per class at ISCED level 1 (primary education) stood at 17.6 in state schools, 25.4 in church schools and 20.2 in the independent schools. For students in ISCED level 2, these averages were 19.6, 25.1 and 18.4 students respectively.
