【正文】 受教育程度人口祖國(guó)大陸31個(gè)省、自治區(qū)、直轄市和現(xiàn)役軍人的人口中，接受大學(xué)（指大專以上）教育的4571萬(wàn)人；接受高中（含中專）教育的1,4109萬(wàn)人；接受初中教育的4,2989萬(wàn)人；接受小學(xué)教育的4,5191萬(wàn)人（以上各種受教育程度的人包括各類學(xué)校的畢業(yè)生、肄業(yè)生和在校生）。祖國(guó)大陸31個(gè)省、自治區(qū)、直轄市和現(xiàn)役軍人的人口中，文盲人口（ 15 歲及15歲以上不識(shí)字或識(shí)字很少的人）為 8507 萬(wàn)人，同1990年第四次全國(guó)人口普查相比，%下降為 % 。同 1990 年第四次全國(guó)人口普查相比。聯(lián)合國(guó)人口基金組織1998人口增長(zhǎng)的報(bào)告說(shuō)，亞洲有35億人口。印度有97580萬(wàn)人口。再次是孟加拉國(guó)，有12400萬(wàn)人口。預(yù)計(jì)到2025年，印度的人口將達(dá)到13億。根據(jù)聯(lián)合國(guó)人口基金組織的報(bào)告，非洲有77850萬(wàn)居民。尼日利亞是非洲人口最多的國(guó)家，有12180萬(wàn)居民，其后依次是：埃及，6570萬(wàn)；埃塞俄比亞，6210萬(wàn)；剛果民主共和國(guó)，4920萬(wàn)；南非, 4430萬(wàn)。歐洲大陸有72940萬(wàn)人口，其中俄羅斯有14720萬(wàn)人，雖然俄國(guó)的人口增長(zhǎng)率在下降， 但目前仍是歐洲人口最多的國(guó)家。根據(jù)聯(lián)合國(guó)的報(bào)道，歐洲是唯一人口負(fù)增長(zhǎng)的洲。北美洲有30410萬(wàn)人口，其中美國(guó)占27380萬(wàn)。漢譯英Figures of the 2000 Population CensusThe National Bureau of Statistics releases the result of the 2000 population census:I. Total PopulationChina has a population of 1, million. Of which:The total population of the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities (excluding Jinmen and Mazu islands of Fujian Province hereafter) and of servicemen of the mainland of China was 1, million.The population of Hong Kong SAR was million.The population of Macao SAR was 440,000.The population of Taiwan Province and of Jinmen, Mazu and a few other islands of Fujian Province was million.II. Population Growth.Compared with the population of 1, million from the 1990 population census (with zero hour of July 1, 1990 as the reference time), the total population of the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the servicemen of the mainland of China increased by million persons, or percent over the past 10 years and 4 months. The average annual growth was million persons, or a growth rate of percent.III. Population of Family Households.In the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of the mainland of China, there were million family households with a population of 1, million persons. The average size of a family household was persons, or persons less as pared with the persons of the 1990 population census.Ⅳ. Sex Composition.Of the people enumerated in the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and servicemen of the mainland of China, million persons or percent were males。 million persons in the age group of 1564, accounting for percent and million persons in the age group of 65 and over, accounting for percent. As pared with the results of the 1990 population census, the share of people in the age group of 014 was down by percentage points, and that for people aged 65 and over was up by percentage points.Ⅵ. Composition of Ethnic Groups.Of the people enumerated in the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and servicemen of the mainland of China, 1, million persons or percent were of Han ethnic group, and million ethnic persons or percent were of various minority ethnic groups. Compared with the 1990 population census, the population of Han people increased by million persons, or percent, while the population of various minority ethnic groups increased by million persons, or percent.Ⅶ. Composition of Educational Attainment.Of the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and servicemen of the mainland of China, million persons had finished university education (referring to junior college and above)。 million persons had received junior secondary education and million persons had primary education (the educated persons included graduated and students in schools).Compared with the 1990 population census, the following changes have taken place in the number of people with various educational attainments per every 100,000 people: number of people with university education increased to 3,611 from 1,422。 number of people with junior secondary education increased from 23,344 to 33,961。 and that of rural residents stood at million, accounting for percent. Compared with the 1990 population census, the proportion of urban residents rose by percentage points.