Table 1.  Total and Percent Family Expenditure for Education: 2000 and 2003
          (Estimates are in millions)

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                              |                  2003               |                 2000
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      Expenditure item        | At Current Prices | At 2000 Prices  | At Current Prices | At 2000 Prices
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                              |  Total    Percent |  Total  Percent |  Total    Percent |  Total  Percent
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Education                       82,161      100.0   72,198    100.0   75,742      100.0   75,742    100.0

  Education fees                57,814       70.4   50,803     70.4   53,292       70.4   53,292     70.4
  Allowance for family member
    studying away from home     13,963       17.0   12,270     17.0   13,840       18.3   13,840     18.3
  Books                          3,686        4.5    3,239      4.5    3,539        4.7    3.539      4.7
  School supplies                5,878        7.2    5,165      7.2    4,282        5.7    4,282      5.7
  Other education supplies         621        1.0      721      1.0      788        1.0      788      1.0

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Note:  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding

Source:  National Statistics Office, 2000 and 2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey

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