The 42 tables from this Section of the "Statistical Yearbook" describe the condition of education in New York state in the 1990s and provides some information that allows comparisons with earlier years and with other states. In 1994, New York's elementary and secondary schools served 3,207,125 students, and 1,030,736 students were enrolled in institutions of higher education. Tables are grouped into the following categories: (1) fall enrollments in public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools (national and New York figures); (2) public school finances and professional positions; (3) high school graduates, college entrants, and dropouts; (4) enrollments, degrees granted, and expenditures of institutions of higher education; (5) State University of New York enrollments, degrees granted, and employees; (6) tuition assistance, student loans, scholarships, and awards; (7) educational attainment; (8) libraries, archives, and museums; (9) support for the arts; and (10) public television and radio broadcasting. Data range from 1980 to 1994, with the focus on the most recent years. (Contains 1 figure.) (SLD)