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2010 Workers' Education Levels by Major Industry (fig. 19)
Education Level
Agriculture
Never Attended School
30,852
Livestock
19,790
Manufacturing
Forestry
Mining
467
77
30
Elementary School
36,111
12,000
1071
127
90
Middle School
7918
2353
931
61
99
High School
706
210
405
18
65
Higher Education
232
96
322
3
40
The above chart shows worker education levels in the TAR, where the vast majority of
laborers in the major industries of agriculture and livestock have not gained more than
an elementary school education.
For instance, the agriculture industry mostly hires those who have never attended school
(30,852 laborers) or those with an elementary school education (36,111 laborers)
compared to just 232 individuals with post-secondary degrees. With far fewer jobs for
those with a middle school education or higher, there is little incentive for Tibetan
families to send their children away for school. Many families may choose to keep the
youth at home, as they are often needed to carry out essential work such as caring for
livestock, farming, trading, or other forms of labor.
(Statistics Source: Sixth National Population Census of China 2010)View entire presentation