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Education
From Hans over the age of 25, 88% graduate from high school, 63% attended some college, 55.2% earned a bachelor's degree, while the remaining 17% earned graduate degrees. While primary and secondary schooling is free, tertiary education is not, though the Han government provides student loans, grants, and waivers for students of verifiable lower-income backgrounds (such as being part of a household earning less than 75% of the median net household income). Hani has a literacy rate of 100%, with about 43% of Hans have proficient literacy in (an) additional language(s), mainly English, Mandarin, or Malay.

Formal education is typically divided into three main educational stages: lower/element school (1st to 5th grade), intermediate/junior high (6th to 9th grade), and upper/senior high school (10th to 12th grade). Collectively, these stages form the "K-12" system, which is compulsory between the ages of 5 to 18. Upon graduation, marked by the acquisition of a diploma, the students may chose to pursue higher education; attending community colleges, two or four-year universities, or vocational/technical schools. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) lists 2,180 higher education institutions, 607 of which are public and 1,573 private. The majority of colleges and universities follow a semester calendar from August to December and January to May. The University of Hani, a system of twenty constituent universities, is the national university system of Hani. Public universities are regarded as non-sectarian entities, and are further classified as State Universities and Colleges (SUC) or Local Colleges and Universities (LCU)

Several government agencies are involved with education. The Department of Education covers elementary, secondary, and non-formal education. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) administers post-secondary, middle-level education training and development. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) supervises college and graduate academic programs and degrees as well as regulates standards in higher education.