Table 2

Distributions of educational attainment in people aged 25–64 years by sex and study year in Tianjin, China, 1989 and 1996

Years of education2-150MenWomen
1989 Number (%)1996 Number (%)1989 Number (%)1996 Number (%)
0–61172 (21)157 (11)2158 (38)269 (19)
7–123696 (66)1102 (75)3183 (55)1051 (72)
13 or more755 (13)200 (14)403 (7)129 (9)
All5623 (100)1459 (100)5744 (100)1449 (100)
  • 2-150 p Values of χ2 tests are less than 0.001 between the study year in both sexes.