| Number of Regular Schools by Level & Type | 
| 單位:所 | 
| Unit:Number of Schools | 
|   | 
1949 | 
1965 | 
1978 | 
1980 | 
1985 | 
1997 | 
1998 | 
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| 普通高等學校Reg.Inst.of Higher Education | 
205 | 
434 | 
598 | 
675 | 
1016 | 
1020 | 
1022 | 
| 普通中等學校 Reg.Secondary Schools | 
5219 | 
81274 | 
167118 | 
128065 | 
108494 | 
97308 | 
96548 | 
|  中等專業學校Specialized Sec. Schools | 
1171 | 
1265 | 
2760 | 
3069 | 
3557 | 
4143 | 
4109 | 
| 中等技術學校Sec. Technical Schools | 
561 | 
871 | 
1714 | 
2052 | 
2529 | 
3251 | 
3234 | 
| 中等師范學校Teachers TrainingSchools  | 
610 | 
394 | 
1046 | 
1017 | 
1028 | 
892 | 
875 | 
| 技工學校Skilled Worker Schools | 
3 | 
281 | 
2013 | 
3305 | 
3548 | 
4395 | 
4362 | 
| 普通中學General Sec. Schools | 
4045 | 
18102 | 
162345 | 
118377 | 
93221 | 
78642 | 
77888 | 
| 高中 Senior  | 
1597 | 
4112 | 
49215 | 
31300 | 
17318 | 
13880 | 
13948 | 
| 初中 Junior  | 
2448 | 
13990 | 
113130 | 
87077 | 
75903 | 
64762 | 
63940 | 
| 職業中學 Vocational Schools | 
- | 
61626 | 
... | 
3314 | 
8070 | 
1469 | 
10074 | 
| 工讀學校 Correctional Work-study Schools | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
... | 
98 | 
81 | 
82 | 
| 小學 Primary Schools  | 
346769 | 
1681939 | 
949323 | 
917316 | 
832309 | 
628840 | 
609626 | 
| 特殊教育學校 Special Education Schools  | 
... | 
266 | 
292 | 
292 | 
375 | 
1440 | 
1535 | 
| 幼兒園 Kindergartens | 
... | 
19226 | 
163952 | 
170419 | 
172262 | 
182485 | 
181368 |