Table 13. School Attendance and Educational Attainment by Municipality, Pohnpei: 2000
    Pohnpei Proper Outer Islands
      Madole-             Mwo-   Sap-   Kapinga-
  Total Total nihmw U Nett Sokehs Kitti Kolonia Total killoa Pingelap wuafik Nukuoro marangi
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
      Total 31,413 29,316 4,924 2,478 5,610 5,680 5,422 5,202 2,097 158 409 770 333 427
Never attended school 4,482 3,961 625 316 745 736 852 687 521 19 75 244 53 130
Attended in past 17,663 16,598 2,823 1,479 3,243 3,195 2,872 2,986 1,065 110 190 384 178 203
Attending public school 8,292 7,789 1,284 632 1,302 1,633 1,673 1,265 503 29 144 134 102 94
Attending private school 976 968 192 51 320 116 25 264 8 0 0 8 0 0
    Males 16,109 15,017 2,631 1,255 2,900 2,848 2,757 2,626 1,092 81 209 411 166 225
Never attended school 2,323 2,058 339 173 405 344 446 351 265 10 31 133 22 69
Attended in past 9,055 8,488 1,487 732 1,657 1,652 1,459 1,501 567 56 103 205 99 104
Attending public school 4,156 3,900 645 326 672 779 840 638 256 15 75 69 45 52
Attending private school 575 571 160 24 166 73 12 136 4 0 0 4 0 0
    Females 15,304 14,299 2,293 1,223 2,710 2,832 2,665 2,576 1,005 77 200 359 167 202
Never attended school 2,159 1,903 286 143 340 392 406 336 256 9 44 111 31 61
Attended in past 8,608 8,110 1,336 747 1,586 1,543 1,413 1,485 498 54 87 179 79 99
Attending public school 4,136 3,889 639 306 630 854 833 627 247 14 69 65 57 42
Attending private school 401 397 32 27 154 43 13 128 4 0 0 4 0 0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
     Total 31,413 29,316 4,924 2,478 5,610 5,680 5,422 5,202 2,097 158 409 770 333 427
No school preprimary 5,673 4,973 784 379 878 912 1,182 838 700 19 92 401 54 134
Grades 1 to 4 5,141 4,887 985 458 1,009 783 972 680 254 25 59 63 57 50
Grades 5 and 6 3,487 3,328 704 328 689 541 669 397 159 16 38 45 33 27
Grades 7 and 8 6,440 5,933 1,157 548 1,065 1,151 1,235 777 507 23 129 108 89 158
Grades 9 to 11 3,899 3,690 677 292 617 752 633 719 209 41 35 55 50 28
Grade 12 no diploma 1,017 964 102 76 153 214 129 290 53 5 15 16 16 1
High school grad 2,152 2,051 231 160 363 500 256 541 101 14 14 41 18 14
Some college 1,824 1,753 134 139 371 492 187 430 71 9 19 24 9 10
Associate 1,090 1,055 99 60 201 233 128 334 35 4 5 14 7 5
Bachelor's degree or higher 690 682 51 38 264 102 31 196 8 2 3 3 0 0
     Males 16,109 15,017 2,631 1,255 2,900 2,848 2,757 2,626 1,092 81 209 411 166 225
No school preprimary 2,948 2,585 422 201 470 440 616 436 363 10 37 223 22 71
Grades 1 to 4 2,601 2,470 524 226 531 370 501 318 131 12 33 30 23 33
Grades 5 and 6 1,749 1,665 354 171 354 245 354 187 84 7 20 24 18 15
Grades 7 and 8 3,089 2,852 555 273 490 551 615 368 237 7 56 53 47 74
Grades 9 to 11 1,963 1,841 384 150 308 367 291 341 122 26 25 27 29 15
Grade 12 no diploma 523 491 62 30 69 130 67 133 32 4 8 8 12 0
High school grad 1,170 1,116 133 82 216 264 119 302 54 6 9 24 7 8
Some college 962 924 84 58 189 267 91 235 38 4 13 14 3 4
Associate 641 617 72 38 110 133 78 186 24 3 5 6 5 5
Bachelor's degree or higher 463 456 41 26 163 81 25 120 7 2 3 2 0 0
   Females 15,304 14,299 2,293 1,223 2,710 2,832 2,665 2,576 1,005 77 200 359 167 202
No school preprimary 2,725 2,388 362 178 408 472 566 402 337 9 55 178 32 63
Grades 1 to 4 2,540 2,417 461 232 478 413 471 362 123 13 26 33 34 17
Grades 5 and 6 1,738 1,663 350 157 335 296 315 210 75 9 18 21 15 12
Grades 7 and 8 3,351 3,081 602 275 575 600 620 409 270 16 73 55 42 84
Grades 9 to 11 1,936 1,849 293 142 309 385 342 378 87 15 10 28 21 13
Grade 12 no diploma 494 473 40 46 84 84 62 157 21 1 7 8 4 1
High school grad 982 935 98 78 147 236 137 239 47 8 5 17 11 6
Some college 862 829 50 81 182 225 96 195 33 5 6 10 6 6
Associate 449 438 27 22 91 100 50 148 11 1 0 8 2 0
Bachelor's degree or higher 227 226 10 12 101 21 6 76 1 0 0 1 0 0
Source: 2000 Federated States of Micronesia Population and Housing Census