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Chapter 8. Education2000 FSM Census of Chuuk Statethe younger age groups. For example, migration could explain some of the decline in the proportion of individualswith bachelor's degrees between those aged 30 to 34 years and those aged 25 to 29 years.Table 8.9: Educational Attainment for Age 25 Years and Over by Age Group and Sex, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Educational attainment Total 25-29 30-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Total 25-29 30-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+Total 13823 2,865 2,609 4,377 2,026 1,178 768 19,980 3,999 3,147 5,419 3,788 1,682 1,945Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Elementary School 38.5 32.5 32.7 32.5 47.3 54.3 68.4 52.2 43.8 44.3 43.2 53.6 71.4 87.9High School, no diploma 23.4 28.1 28.1 22.7 18.2 20.0 13.8 23.1 28.7 29.6 28.0 17.7 12.9 6.3High School Graduates 16.9 20.3 18.7 18.2 13.0 11.5 8.6 11.1 14.2 12.9 13.3 10.0 5.6 2.6Some College 9.6 12.9 11.3 10.6 5.8 4.4 3.4 7.2 9.8 8.9 8.3 6.7 2.6 1.5Associate Degree 6.3 3.6 5.2 8.7 7.8 5.6 2.7 4.4 3.0 3.2 4.9 7.7 4.6 0.9Bachelors Degree 2.8 0.8 1.7 4.2 4.4 2.3 1.8 1.7 0.5 0.9 1.9 3.6 2.1 0.6Higher Degree 2.5 1.8 2.5 3.1 3.5 1.9 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.3Males 7,295 1,471 1,326 2,292 1,128 671 407 9,788 1,967 1,576 2,677 1,894 799 875Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Elementary School 30.0 27.9 26.1 23.2 32.2 42.0 63.4 45.3 44.0 40.2 38.5 39.1 55.8 82.1High School, no diploma 24.0 27.7 28.7 22.1 20.6 24.9 14.0 24.9 29.5 30.5 27.9 20.7 19.1 9.5High School Graduates 18.2 22.2 19.3 18.7 15.8 14.8 9.3 12.0 13.5 13.8 13.6 12.2 8.1 3.7Some College 11.4 13.2 13.2 13.9 8.3 5.1 4.7 9.1 9.7 10.9 11.3 9.5 4.1 2.1Associate Degree 8.0 4.4 6.2 11.0 11.0 7.3 3.4 5.7 2.7 3.4 5.8 11.4 8.0 1.4Bachelors Degree 3.9 1.2 2.0 5.8 6.5 3.0 2.7 2.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 5.9 3.3 0.8Higher Degree 4.5 3.5 4.5 5.4 5.7 3.0 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.2 1.5 0.6Females 6,528 1,394 1,283 2,085 898 507 361 10,192 2,032 1,571 2,742 1,894 883 1,070Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Elementary School 48.1 37.3 39.4 42.7 66.4 70.6 74.0 58.8 43.5 48.4 47.8 68.2 85.5 92.6High School, no diploma 22.8 28.5 27.4 23.3 15.1 13.6 13.6 21.3 27.9 28.8 28.0 14.7 7.2 3.7High School Graduates 15.4 18.4 18.0 17.7 9.5 7.1 7.8 10.2 14.8 12.0 12.9 7.7 3.4 1.7Some College 7.5 12.6 9.3 7.0 2.7 3.6 1.9 5.4 9.8 6.9 5.5 3.9 1.1 1.0Associate Degree 4.3 2.8 4.2 6.2 3.8 3.4 1.9 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.9 4.1 1.5 0.5Bachelors Degree 1.6 0.4 1.3 2.5 1.9 1.4 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.5Higher Degree 0.4 - 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 -Source: 1994 FSM Censuses, Table P101; 2000 FSM Census, Table P3-12..Educational attainment for males in Chuuk State varied according to specific age groups. For instance, age 65 and overdominated elementary level, age group 45-54 dominated levels for Associate Degree, Bachelors Degree, and HigherDegree attainment, age group 30-34 dominated the high school, no diploma education attainment level, and age 35-44dominated some college level. The proportion of males as high school graduates ranged between 25-29 in 1994 to 30-34 in 2000. On a general basis, the proportion of males at the elementary and high school levels increased since 1994but decreased for all the other educational attainment level. This may mean that males tend to drop out of school afterelementary and high school education for various reasons, which may include seeking employment.Female educational attainment for all levels except for elementary were lower than males. Higher level educationalattainment was slightly lower among females aged 25 years and over in Chuuk State in both 1994 and 2000, comparedto their male counterparts (see bottom panel of Table 8.9). The male and female patterns were similar, but the levelswere different. Nevertheless, improvements in female elementary educational attainment by age were much morepronounced. For example, the elementary educational attainment among females aged 55-64 increased from 71percent in 1994 to 86 percent in 2000. For the age group 65 and over it increased from 74 percent to 93 percent, andincreased from 37 percent to 44 percent for those aged 25-29. In 2000 the proportion of females with an educationalattainment of high school or higher decreased but those with some high school education increased. The educationallevels of some college and Associate Degree increased for age group 45-54 in 2000, the proportion of age group 25-29for Bachelors Degree remained the same for both census years, and that of Higher Degree for all age groups decreasedin 2000. These data confirm that while males are more privileged than females for school enrollment, the differentialshave been reduced in recent years.Educational Attainment by Place of BirthAnother process affecting perceived improvements in educational attainment in Chuuk State is the immigration ofeducated persons. The difference emerges in the comparison of educational attainment of persons born in Chuuk Stateand those born elsewhere, in other FSM States or Outside of FSM. Table 8.10 shows educational attainment for age 25years and over by place of birth. Among the population aged 25 years and over who had attended some school, 4 inevery 5 of the non-FSM born population had college level educational attainment compared to 1 in 5 for the Chuukborn population. Similarly, the proportion of non-FSM born with Bachelors Degree increased from 9 percent to 27percent between 1994 and 2000 while that of Chuuk born decreased from 3 percent to 2 percent. In general there wasa higher tendency for people with higher education to migrate, resulting in an improved educational attainment for thecountry of destination. However, for Chuuk the number of immigrants is quite small, thus their contribution to the“improvement” is very slight.70 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs