=======================+==========================================+ | STUDENTS AND PUPILS. | +--------+-----------+---------+-----------+ | GOV. | PUBLIC. | PRIVATE.| TOTAL. | -----------------------+--------+-----------+---------+-----------+ Elementary schools | 1,124 | 4,622,930 | 59,544 | 4,683,598 | Blind and dumb schools | 231 | 196 | 194 | 621 | Normal schools | ... | 15,639 | ... | 15,639 | Higher normal schools | 803 | ... | ... | 803 | Middle schools | 321 | 64,051 | 13,943 | 78,315 | Higher female schools | 306 | 9,746 | 1,932 | 11,984 | Higher schools | 5,684 | ... | ... | 5,684 | Imperial universities | 3,240 | ... | ... | 3,240 | Special schools | 968 | 1,447 | 10,985 | 13,400 | Technical schools | 1,730 | 23,599 | 2,126 | 27,455 | Miscellaneous schools | ... | 4,817 | 80,117 | 84,934 | -----------------------+--------+-----------+---------+-----------+ Total | 14,407 | 4,742,425 | 168,841 | 4,925,673 | =======================+--------+-----------+---------+-----------+ 1899| 13,230 | 4,339,490 | 160,614 | 4,513,334 | 1898| 11,788 | 4,086,323 | 149,230 | 4,247,341 | 1897| 10,839 | 4,005,164 | 152,714 | 4,168,717 | 1896| 9,321 | 3,872,794 | 148,858 | 4,030,973 | =======================+========+===========+=========+===========+