| Table 8. School Attendance and Educational Attainment by District, Bougainville: 2000 | ||||
| Total | North Bougainville | Central Bougainville | South Bougainville | |
| Total | 143,442 | 59,732 | 33,112 | 50,598 |
| Yes currently | 39,308 | 14,740 | 9,205 | 15,363 |
| In the past but not now | 67,334 | 31,498 | 13,650 | 22,186 |
| Never | 36,800 | 13,494 | 10,257 | 13,049 |
| Males | 73,455 | 30,553 | 17,192 | 25,710 |
| Yes currently | 20,730 | 7,544 | 5,001 | 8,185 |
| In the past but not now | 34,660 | 16,364 | 7,125 | 11,171 |
| Never | 18,065 | 6,645 | 5,066 | 6,354 |
| Females | 69,987 | 29,179 | 15,920 | 24,888 |
| Yes currently | 18,578 | 7,196 | 4,204 | 7,178 |
| In the past but not now | 32,674 | 15,134 | 6,525 | 11,015 |
| Never | 18,735 | 6,849 | 5,191 | 6,695 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||||
| Total | 100,710 | 43,388 | 21,204 | 36,118 |
| None | 3,866 | 1,408 | 524 | 1,934 |
| Primary | 77,443 | 31,686 | 16,546 | 29,211 |
| Secondary | 19,401 | 10,294 | 4,134 | 4,973 |
| Males | 52,268 | 22,400 | 11,251 | 18,617 |
| None | 2,022 | 723 | 284 | 1,015 |
| Primary | 39,032 | 15,929 | 8,449 | 14,654 |
| Secondary | 11,214 | 5,748 | 2,518 | 2,948 |
| Females | 48,442 | 20,988 | 9,953 | 17,501 |
| None | 1,844 | 685 | 240 | 919 |
| Primary | 38,411 | 15,757 | 8,097 | 14,557 |
| Secondary | 8,187 | 4,546 | 1,616 | 2,025 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||
| Note: Codes for educational attainment are probably wrong | ||||