Table
| 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Per cent | |||||
| Total | No education | Below upper secondary level | Upper secondary education3 | Tertiary education, short4 | Tertiary education, long5 | |
| 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. See About the statistics for more information. | ||||||
| 2Very few non-Nordic immigrants resident after 1989 lacks reason for immigration. Unknown reason for immigration is therefore not included in this table. | ||||||
| 3Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education | ||||||
| 4Higher education, short comprises higher education up to 4 years in duration. | ||||||
| 5Higher education, long comprises higher education more than 4 years in duration. | ||||||
| Sex, reason for immigration and country background | ||||||
| Both sexes | 487 069 | 1.9 | 31.4 | 29.0 | 20.7 | 17.1 |
| Males | 257 482 | 1.2 | 31.6 | 33.1 | 18.2 | 15.9 |
| Females | 229 587 | 2.6 | 31.1 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 18.4 |
| Labour | ||||||
| Total | 178 200 | 0.5 | 16.0 | 38.4 | 22.3 | 22.8 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 117 875 | 0.5 | 18.0 | 46.4 | 18.3 | 16.9 |
| Females | 41 452 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 26.6 | 30.9 | 30.0 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 1 931 | 1.7 | 22.5 | 20.7 | 22.1 | 33.0 |
| Females | 621 | 1.9 | 23.7 | 20.3 | 25.3 | 28.8 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 7 763 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 26.2 | 48.9 |
| Females | 2 876 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 37.6 | 36.0 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 1 312 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 12.2 | 34.5 | 48.5 |
| Females | 653 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 34.5 | 52.7 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 729 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 18.9 | 35.1 | 37.3 |
| Females | 242 | - | 4.5 | 14.5 | 43.0 | 38.0 |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 1 726 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 18.7 | 22.6 | 48.1 |
| Females | 1 020 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 18.1 | 25.2 | 43.7 |
| Family | ||||||
| Total | 168 442 | 1.9 | 38.8 | 25.7 | 20.1 | 13.5 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 15 701 | 0.2 | 43.0 | 30.4 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Females | 45 364 | 0.3 | 23.2 | 30.0 | 23.4 | 23.1 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 9 658 | 1.9 | 58.0 | 20.8 | 13.5 | 5.9 |
| Females | 12 951 | 5.7 | 52.5 | 22.1 | 14.5 | 5.2 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 19 555 | 1.5 | 50.1 | 24.7 | 15.3 | 8.4 |
| Females | 52 004 | 3.4 | 43.3 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 9.3 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 1 430 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 19.2 | 38.3 | 30.3 |
| Females | 1 816 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 16.4 | 40.3 | 34.5 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 361 | - | 14.1 | 28.8 | 37.1 | 19.9 |
| Females | 224 | 0.9 | 11.2 | 20.1 | 47.3 | 20.5 |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 2 718 | 0.6 | 37.2 | 26.5 | 20.4 | 15.4 |
| Females | 6 660 | 1.2 | 29.7 | 26.5 | 23.3 | 19.2 |
| Refugee | ||||||
| Total | 106 894 | 4.6 | 51.4 | 22.6 | 16.1 | 5.3 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 12 070 | 0.4 | 31.8 | 40.3 | 20.6 | 6.9 |
| Females | 11 312 | 1.5 | 32.2 | 36.3 | 22.8 | 7.2 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 22 486 | 4.2 | 63.0 | 16.2 | 12.6 | 4.1 |
| Females | 15 600 | 11.3 | 61.7 | 16.4 | 8.9 | 1.7 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 29 582 | 3.1 | 53.7 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 6.6 |
| Females | 15 282 | 7.0 | 49.7 | 20.7 | 17.3 | 5.2 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 14 | - | 21.4 | 35.7 | 28.6 | 14.3 |
| Females | 11 | - | 27.3 | 18.2 | 36.4 | 18.2 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 1 | : | : | : | : | : |
| Females | 2 | : | : | : | : | : |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 256 | 0.4 | 38.7 | 27.0 | 22.7 | 11.3 |
| Females | 278 | 1.1 | 38.5 | 32.7 | 19.1 | 8.6 |
| Education | ||||||
| Total | 31 251 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 30.5 | 43.1 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 4 350 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 24.4 | 50.6 |
| Females | 8 299 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 34.1 | 44.0 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 1 827 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 23.3 | 55.8 |
| Females | 1 080 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 24.5 | 45.0 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 4 116 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 26.5 | 56.7 |
| Females | 9 201 | 0.2 | 15.6 | 20.8 | 33.4 | 30.0 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 375 | - | 8.5 | 8.0 | 33.1 | 50.4 |
| Females | 527 | - | 5.3 | 8.2 | 42.9 | 43.6 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 65 | - | 6.2 | 7.7 | 33.8 | 52.3 |
| Females | 71 | - | 7.0 | 12.7 | 46.5 | 33.8 |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 573 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 15.9 | 27.4 | 48.2 |
| Females | 767 | 0.4 | 16.9 | 18.3 | 28.3 | 36.1 |
| Other | ||||||
| Total | 2 282 | 1.1 | 20.5 | 25.0 | 27.7 | 25.7 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 583 | 0.3 | 17.3 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 26.6 |
| Females | 641 | 0.3 | 16.1 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 34.2 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 71 | 5.6 | 29.6 | 23.9 | 22.5 | 18.3 |
| Females | 171 | 4.7 | 56.1 | 21.1 | 11.7 | 6.4 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 263 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 25.1 | 34.6 | 20.5 |
| Females | 365 | 1.9 | 19.2 | 23.8 | 35.3 | 19.7 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 56 | - | 12.5 | 25.0 | 37.5 | 25.0 |
| Females | 53 | - | 13.2 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 41.5 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 13 | - | - | 7.7 | 38.5 | 53.8 |
| Females | 5 | - | - | 20.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 22 | - | 18.2 | 36.4 | 27.3 | 18.2 |
| Females | 39 | - | 23.1 | 17.9 | 23.1 | 35.9 |