Over 99 percent of Tibet's residents are satisfied with the security situation in the region and most people view improving education for young people as the most urgent task, a recent survey showed.



Satisfaction rate about the public security reached 99.59 percent, up 0.48 percentage point year-on-year, according to the survey conducted among 3,240 individuals by the polling research center of Tibet Autonomous Region and a Tibet team dispatched by the National Bureau of Statistics, the China News Service reported on Monday evening.



"Compared with the past, local residents now rarely see armed police patrol on the streets or squares, which has contributed to their higher sense of security," Xiong Kunxin, a professor of ethnic studies at Beijing's Minzu University of China, told the Global Times on Tuesday.



The survey found that some 95.58 percent of the respondents were satisfied with judicial and "comprehensive management" departments.



Besides, violent activities by separatists have significantly reduced in the recent years, considering that the Dalai Lama no longer holds any post in the "Tibetan government-in-exile" whereas China is becoming increasingly prosperous, Xiong said.



As a result, the hostile foreign forces have started to recognize Tibet as a part of China to some extent, he said.



Xiong added that the noticeable economic growth in Tibet has raised the satisfaction level of locals. "For instance, local teachers' salaries have grown recently, and more income will definitely bring more satisfaction."



The plateau region's GDP reached 102.6 billion yuan ($15.6 billion) last year, growing by 11 percent, the highest rate of growth among Chinese provinces.



The regional government has set the ambitious target of achieving GDP growth of over 10 percent in 2016, the Xinhua News Agency reported in January.



Tibetan people's sense of security always remains high in China, Dorje Dradul, deputy head of the Tibet statistics bureau, was quoted by the China News Service as saying.



Dorje Dradul said the result showed that the social security situation in Tibet remains sound in general, which mainly resulted from the local government's efforts to improve people's livelihood, relieve poverty and maintain normal religious order.



The poverty alleviation program helped stimulate economic growth in Tibet, with over 2 billion yuan already invested in a relocation program, Xinhua reported in July.



In a bid to make locals feel more secure, the top two urgent tasks are "to strengthen education among young people" and "to reinforce management over people from other regions," according to the survey.



The survey also found that traffic safety remains the locals' biggest concern.