=======================+===============================+ | NO. OF SCHOOLS. | +----+--------+--------+--------+ |GOV.|PUBLIC. |PRIVATE.| TOTAL. | -----------------------+----+--------+--------+--------+ Elementary schools | 2 | 26,485 | 369 | 26,856 | Blind and dumb schools | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | Normal schools | .. | 52 | ... | 52 | Higher normal schools | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | Middle schools | 1 | 183 | 34 | 218 | Higher female schools | 1 | 44 | 7 | 52 | Higher schools | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | Imperial universities | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | Special schools | 3 | 4 | 41 | 48 | Technical schools | 9 | 265 | 23 | 297 | Miscellaneous schools | .. | 122 | 1,195 | 1,317 | -----------------------+----+--------+--------+--------+ Total | 28 | 27,156 | 1,678 | 28,862 | =======================+====+========+========+========+ 1899| 27 | 27,051 | 1,639 | 28,717 | 1898| 22 | 26,799 | 1,600 | 28,421 | 1897| 22 | 26,753 | 1,677 | 28,452 | 1896| 21 | 26,621 | 1,762 | 28,404 | =======================+====+========+========+========+ =======================+====================================+ | INSTRUCTORS AND TEACHERS. | +-------+--------+---------+---------+ | GOV. |PUBLIC. | PRIVATE.| TOTAL. | -----------------------+-------+--------+---------+---------+ Elementary schools | 31 | 91,767 | 1,101 | 92,899 | Blind and dumb schools | 15 | 15 | 25 | 55 | Normal schools | ... | 958 | ... | 958 | Higher normal schools | 110 | ... | ... | 110 | Middle schools | 22 | 3,067 | 659 | 3,748 | Higher female schools | 19 | 525 | 114 | 658 | Higher schools | 345 | ... | ... | 345 | Imperial universities | 291 | ... | ... | 291 | Special schools | 128 | 81 | 734 | 943 | Technical schools | 238 | 1,382 | 137 | 1,757 | Miscellaneous schools | ... | 90 | 4,273 | 4,363 | -----------------------+-------+--------+---------+---------+ Total | 1,199 | 97,885 | 7,043 | 106,127 | =======================+=======+========+=========+---------+ 1899| 1,128 | 92,286 | 6,692 | 100,106 | 1898| 983 | 86,634 | 5,346 | 92,963 | 1897| 913 | 81,632 | 5,310 | 87,855 | 1896| 785 | 77,720 | 5,509 | 84,014 | =======================+=======+========+=========+=========+