Table
| 2015 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population 1October | Highest completed education3 | ||||
| Total | Basic school level | Upper secondary education4 | Higher education, short5 | Higher education, long2 | |
| 1For many immigrants SSB has no information about their education. 2014 figures includes an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. See About the statistics for more information. | |||||
| 2Higher education, long comprises higher education more than 4 years in duration. | |||||
| 3Not included persons with unknown or no completed education. | |||||
| 4Including the level 'Intermediate level' which comprises education based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education. | |||||
| 5Higher education, short comprises higher education up to 4 years in duration. | |||||
| Total | 4 221 985 | 26.9 | 40.9 | 23.0 | 9.2 |
| 16-19 years | 261 882 | 86.9 | 13.1 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 341 824 | 29.2 | 50.1 | 19.7 | 1.0 |
| 25-29 years | 361 309 | 22.4 | 31.9 | 32.4 | 13.4 |
| 30-34 years | 349 693 | 19.7 | 32.0 | 30.2 | 18.2 |
| 35-39 years | 343 238 | 17.4 | 35.3 | 31.0 | 16.3 |
| 40-49 years | 746 180 | 17.0 | 42.0 | 29.0 | 12.0 |
| 50-59 years | 662 389 | 23.2 | 44.3 | 23.9 | 8.5 |
| 60-66 years | 402 318 | 19.7 | 50.9 | 21.8 | 7.6 |
| 67 years or older | 753 152 | 31.8 | 48.0 | 14.9 | 5.3 |
| Males | 2 117 010 | 27.1 | 44.1 | 18.7 | 10.0 |
| 16-19 years | 135 009 | 89.4 | 10.6 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 176 282 | 33.8 | 51.9 | 13.5 | 0.8 |
| 25-29 years | 183 759 | 25.4 | 38.1 | 24.7 | 11.7 |
| 30-34 years | 180 002 | 22.5 | 37.9 | 23.0 | 16.6 |
| 35-39 years | 177 782 | 19.0 | 41.7 | 23.6 | 15.6 |
| 40-49 years | 384 236 | 17.8 | 47.2 | 22.8 | 12.2 |
| 50-59 years | 339 027 | 22.7 | 48.2 | 19.4 | 9.8 |
| 60-66 years | 202 377 | 18.5 | 51.9 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| 67 years or older | 338 536 | 26.8 | 48.9 | 15.3 | 9.1 |
| Females | 2 104 975 | 26.7 | 37.7 | 27.3 | 8.3 |
| 16-19 years | 126 873 | 84.3 | 15.7 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 165 542 | 24.3 | 48.1 | 26.3 | 1.3 |
| 25-29 years | 177 550 | 19.2 | 25.3 | 40.4 | 15.1 |
| 30-34 years | 169 691 | 16.8 | 25.6 | 37.8 | 19.8 |
| 35-39 years | 165 456 | 15.6 | 28.4 | 39.0 | 17.0 |
| 40-49 years | 361 944 | 16.1 | 36.6 | 35.6 | 11.7 |
| 50-59 years | 323 362 | 23.9 | 40.2 | 28.7 | 7.2 |
| 60-66 years | 199 941 | 20.9 | 49.9 | 24.4 | 4.8 |
| 67 years or older | 414 616 | 35.9 | 47.4 | 14.6 | 2.1 |