=======================+====================================+ | GRADUATES. | +-------+---------+--------+---------+ | GOV. | PUBLIC. |PRIVATE.| TOTAL. | -----------------------+-------+---------+--------+---------+ Elementary schools | 318 | 736,907 | 8,580 | 745,805 | Blind and dumb schools | 14 | 8 | 12 | 34 | Normal schools | ... | 7,323 | ... | 7,323 | Higher normal schools | 180 | ... | ... | 180 | Middle schools | 40 | 5,584 | 2,163 | 7,787 | Higher female schools | 91 | 1,832 | 637 | 2,560 | Higher schools | 1,019 | ... | ... | 1,019 | Imperial universities | 633 | ... | ... | 633 | Special schools | 138 | 210 | 1,687 | 2,035 | Technical schools | 349 | 4,406 | 249 | 5,004 | Miscellaneous schools | ... | 721 | 15,783 | 16,504 | -----------------------+-------+---------+--------+---------+ Total | 2,782 | 756,991 | 29,111 | 788,884 | =======================+-------+---------+--------+---------+ 1899| 2,454 | 655,112 | 27,201 | 684,767 | 1898| 2,129 | 600,528 | 23,486 | 626,143 | 1897| 2,146 | 550,738 | 20,912 | 573,796 | 1896| 1,819 | 507,969 | 20,419 | 530,207 | =======================+=======+=========+========+=========+ JAPAN’S UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN[228]