2009 | 2014 | |||
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Males | Females | Males | Females | |
1For many immigrants SSB has no information about their level of education. 2014 figures includes an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. For more information see About the statistics. | ||||
2Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education | ||||
3Higher education, short comprises higher education up to 4 years in duration. | ||||
4Higher education, long comprises higher education more than 4 years in duration. | ||||
5People with unknown or no completed education are not included. | ||||
Total | 1 923 950 | 1 953 809 | 2 091 035 | 2 083 780 |
Below upper secondary education | 539 537 | 573 165 | 566 040 | 564 157 |
Upper secondary education2 | 845 754 | 765 190 | 923 455 | 789 770 |
Higher education, short3 | 323 217 | 462 298 | 387 392 | 554 944 |
Higher education, long4 | 154 031 | 101 032 | 200 472 | 159 222 |
Unknown or no completed education1 | 61 411 | 52 124 | 13 676 | 15 687 |
Shares5 | ||||
Below upper secondary education | 29.0 | 30.1 | 27.2 | 27.3 |
Upper secondary education2 | 45.4 | 40.2 | 44.5 | 38.2 |
Higher education, short3 | 17.4 | 24.3 | 18.6 | 26.8 |
Higher education, long4 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 7.7 |