| Number of Regular Schools by Level & Type | 
| 單位:所 | 
| Unit : Number of Schools | 
|  | 1949 | 1965 | 1978 | 1980 | 1985 | 1996 | 1997 | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 普通高等學校 Reg.Inst.of Higher Education | 205 | 434 | 598 | 675 | 1016 | 1032 | 1020 | 
| 普通中等學校 Reg.Secondary Schools | 5219 | 81274 | 167118 | 128065 | 108494 | 98705 | 97308 | 
| 中等專業學校 Specialized Sec. Schools | 1171 | 1265 | 2760 | 3069 | 3557 | 4099 | 4143 | 
| 中等技術學校 Sec. Technical Schools | 561 | 871 | 1714 | 2052 | 2529 | 3206 | 3251 | 
| 中等師范學校 Teachers Training Schools | 610 | 394 | 1046 | 1017 | 1028 | 893 | 892 | 
| 技工學校 Skilled Worker Schools | 3 | 281 | 2013 | 3305 | 3548 | 4467 | 4395 | 
| 普通中學 General Sec. Schools | 4045 | 18102 | 162345 | 118377 | 93221 | 79967 | 78642 | 
| 高中 Senior | 1597 | 4112 | 49215 | 31300 | 17318 | 13875 | 13880 | 
| 初中 Junior | 2448 | 13990 | 113130 | 87077 | 75903 | 66092 | 64762 | 
| 職業中學 Vocational Schools | - | 61626 | ... | 3314 | 8070 | 10049 | 1469 | 
| 工讀學校 Correctional Work-study Schools | - | - | - | ... | 98 | 83 | 81 | 
| 小學 Primary Schools | 346769 | 1681939 | 949323 | 917316 | 832309 | 645983 | 628840 | 
| 特殊教育學校 Special Education Schools | ... | 266 | 292 | 292 | 375 | 1426 | 1440 | 
| 幼兒園 Kindergartens | ... | 19226 | 163952 | 170419 | 172262 | 187324 | 182485 |