Education, Training, Religious and Culture Statistics Including Mass
Communication Statistics
Education statistics presented in this chapter were obtained from Commission on Higher
Education and Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education.
The National Education Scheme for the year
1951
, education was provided as primary
education, secondary education, pre-university and higher vocational education, higher and
university education. Primary education was compulsory comprised
4
years of study. Secondary
education was divided into
2
sub-levels: lower secondary education and upper secondary
education. Lower secondary education consisted of general stream, special stream and
vocational stream, each stream taking
3
years. Upper secondary education consisted of special
stream and vocational stream. Pre-university education required
2
years of study in subjects
which were necessary for university study. Higher vocational education consisted of instruction
and training in higher vocational courses for future career or for study in the university. By the
way, the education was provided for special education, adult education and higher education in
addition.
The National Education Scheme for the year
1960
, educational system was changed from
the former time. The elementary education taking
7
years was divided into
2
sub-levels: lower
elementary taking
4
years and upper elementary taking
3
years. Secondary education was
divided into general stream and vocational stream. General stream had
2
sub-levels, the
beginning level lasted
3
years and the end level lasted
2
years. Vocational stream also had
2
sub-
levels, the beginning and the end. Each level might be arranged for
1
,
2
or
3
years. It depends on
the characteristics of each vocation.
The National Education Scheme for the year
1977
, the prescribed level of education is
divided into
4
levels namely pre-school education, elementary education taking
6
years,
