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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 8. EducationFurthermore, for the population aged 25 years and over, males tended to have higher education levels than females. Thedifferences were more pronounced at the higher levels of education. In 2000, about 7 in every 10 males attained atleast an elementary level of education compared to 6 in 10 females. The corresponding proportion of completing atleast a high school level of education was 38 in 100 for males and 26 in 100 for females. Also less than 1 percent ofmales and females aged 25 years and over had a masters or doctorate degree.Table 8.7: Educational Attainment for Age 25 Years and Over by Sex, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Number Percent Number PercentEducational attainment Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males FemalesTotal 13,823 9,241 9,312 --- --- --- 19,980 9,788 10,192 --- --- ---No school 3,553 1,438 2,115 100.0 100.0 100.0 3,561 1472 2089 100.0 100.0 100.0Pre-school/kindergarten 1,177 508 669 80.8 84.4 77.3 121 57 64 82.2 85.0 79.5Elementary 5,328 2,191 3,137 74.5 78.9 70.1 6,743 2,904 3,839 81.6 84.4 78.9Grade one 86 35 51 74.5 78.9 70.1 37 19 18 81.6 84.4 78.9Grade two 120 42 78 74.0 78.6 69.6 110 42 68 81.4 84.2 78.7Grade three 455 203 252 73.4 78.1 68.7 610 268 342 80.8 83.8 78.0Grade four 280 108 172 70.9 75.9 66.0 400 159 241 77.8 81.0 74.7Grade five 534 217 317 69.4 74.7 64.2 575 250 325 75.8 79.4 72.3Grade six 840 346 494 66.6 72.4 60.8 1,032 447 585 72.9 76.8 69.1Grade seven 763 311 452 62.0 68.7 55.5 920 418 502 67.7 72.3 63.4Grade eight 2,250 929 1,321 57.9 65.3 50.6 3,059 1301 1758 63.1 68.0 58.5High school 5,570 3,075 2,495 45.8 55.2 36.4 6,821 3,613 3,208 47.8 54.7 41.2Grade nine 922 461 461 45.8 55.2 36.4 1,257 643 614 47.8 54.7 41.2Grade ten 897 501 396 40.8 50.2 31.5 1,196 625 571 41.5 48.1 35.2Grade eleven 493 271 222 36.0 44.8 27.2 741 408 333 35.5 41.8 29.6Grade Twelve 3,258 1,842 1416 33.3 41.9 24.8 3,627 1937 1690 31.8 37.6 26.3College 2,925 2,029 896 15.8 22.0 9.6 2,734 1,742 992 13.7 17.8 9.7Some college 1,324 835 489 15.8 22.0 9.6 1,446 893 553 13.7 17.8 9.7A.S. or A.A. 866 585 281 8.6 12.9 4.4 873 554 319 6.4 8.7 4.3B.S. or B.A. 384 281 103 4.0 6.6 1.4 335 234 101 2.1 3.0 1.2Masters and PhD 351 328 23 1.9 3.5 0.2 80 61 19 0.4 0.6 0.2Source: 1994 & 2000 FSM Census, unpublished dataEducational attainment of the population aged 25 years and over varied considerably among the regions in Chuuk State(Table 8. 8). For both census years 1994 and 2000, the proportion of the population with educational attainment of highschool or higher was highest in Pattiw. In 1994 Northern Namoneas came in second highest followed by Halls; then in2000 the two regions switched so that Halls came in second followed by Northern Namoneas. The remaining regionsof Mortlocks, Namonuito, Southern Namoneas and Faichuk followed this order for both 1994 and 2000. Theproportion of college graduates remained the highest in Northern Namoneas. Pattiw came in second highest in 1994then in 2000 it was the Halls region. The proportion of the population with some college remained the highest inPattiw. The differences in the proportion of persons with higher educational attainment could have resulted fromvarying educational facilities and attendance between the seven regions plus inter-municipality, inter-state andinternational migration. It is of great importance to note the regions with the lowest proportion of persons with highereducational attainment in order to implement educational systems targeted towards their particular needs.Table 8.8: Educational Attainment for Aged 25 Years and Over by Region, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Less than Elem- Some H. sch. Some College Less than Elem- Some H. sch. Some CollegeRegion Total Percent elementary entary H.S. grads. college grads. Total Percent elementary entary H.S. grads. college grads.Total 18,553 100.0 22.3 16.3 23.4 16.9 9.6 11.6 19,980 100.0 18.4 33.7 23.1 11.1 7.2 6.4Lagoon 10,736 100.0 23.5 16.3 22.9 16.0 9.1 12.2 14,777 100.0 20.3 35.5 21.9 9.2 6.7 6.3N. Namoneas 5,036 100.0 17.5 15.0 19.3 19.0 10.5 18.7 5,679 100.0 14.7 30.5 23.1 13.1 8.9 9.6S. Namoneas 3027 100.0 26.0 19.2 25.4 15.1 7.6 6.7 4,333 100.0 16.1 43.8 21.3 7.3 6.2 5.3Faichuk 2,673 100.0 32.1 15.6 27.1 11.4 8.0 5.9 4,765 100.0 30.9 33.8 21.1 6.4 4.5 3.3Outer Islands 3087 100.0 18.0 16.0 25.2 19.9 11.3 9.6 5203 100.0 13.0 28.9 26.3 16.3 8.8 6.8Mortlocks 1709 100.0 23.2 17.4 24.8 16.9 8.1 9.6 2,875 100.0 11.0 38.5 23.1 13.3 7.3 6.9Pattiw 613 100.0 13.9 14.8 16.8 23.2 18.6 12.7 1,046 100.0 13.3 18.5 23.1 24.8 13.9 6.5Namonuito 212 100.0 19.3 18.4 27.8 17.9 13.2 3.3 429 100.0 13.3 21.2 39.2 14.5 6.8 5.1Halls 553 100.0 5.8 12.1 34.5 26.6 12.7 8.3 853 100.0 19.0 13.1 34.3 17.0 8.6 8.0Source: 1994 FSM Censuses, Table P24; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-12.Educational attainment varied considerably with age (Table 8.9). For both census years, the age group 65 and over hadthe highest proportion with only an elementary level of education while the age groups 25-29, 30-34 and 35-44 hadhigher proportions in high school and some college level of education. The age group 45-54 had the highest proportionattaining college. Persons being away at school and taking longer than in the past to finish in plus the effects of outmigrationon the education statistics may have influenced this pattern. Recent emigration of better-educated residentsto Guam, the CNMI, and the U.S., could also have led to declining levels of educational attainment, particularly amongChuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 69