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Level of education for immigrants 16 years and older. Country background. Numbers1
2016
TotalNo educationBelow upper secondary levelUpper secondary educationTertiary vokational education2Higher education, short3Higher education, long4
1For many immigrants SSB has no information about their education. From 2014, figures include an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. See About the statistics for more information.
2Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as higher 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.
Total658 84012 071198 917184 9717 745147 555107 581
Poland89 06416015 58743 36494214 43114 580
Sweden35 4121804 53012 99538911 8495 469
Germany22 958455 0905 7821975 8336 011
Iraq21 03464210 0564 8151884 0341 299
Lithuania34 1002879 2869 13626910 5254 597
Denmark18 725923 7506 0412155 4353 192
Somalia24 6512 70515 9443 7091221 793378
Pakistan19 1069758 9513 9151923 3151 758
Iran15 8624104 9113 6483103 8142 769
Philippines19 1221314 3714 7353246 5213 040
Vietnam13 4866315 4933 8512002 2101 101
Russia15 817363 9543 0612363 4695 061
Bosnia-Herzegovina13 3521362 6925 5211783 4411 384
United Kingdom13 631531 9242 9091835 3453 217
Thailand16 8326119 0063 7221152 535843
Turkey10 8784215 7262 817941 206614
Afghanistan13 5141 2008 0932 359681 371423
Kosovo9 7621043 8083 648931 755354
Sri Lanka8 9441143 5602 7952421 580653
United States7 814167871 2831012 9092 718
India10 179961 6171 2711123 2203 863
China8 1651391 6891 268702 1412 858
Eritrea17 02240712 3022 4291931 392299
Chile6 093731 6372 2171351 496535
Finland6 110251 1221 738632 1461 016
Netherlands6 949198121 944722 2821 820
Latvia9 042601 9763 293712 3631 279
Romania12 661532 9913 9681402 9362 573
Iceland6 681241 6192 1921351 6991 012
Morocco5 5864212 5441 39169937224
Ethiopia6 8511793 1981 382901 211791
France4 88719435671551 2392 468
Estonia4 579541 0161 668531 205583
Brazil4 086651 32590173850872
Ukraine4 4933649749651 1441 883
Bulgaria5 996481 5031 890581 2491 248
Croatia3 779279251 57453690510
Spain4 962201 056699511 2341 902
Slovakia3 737363951 98338581704
Myanmar2 904851 8804752534099
Serbia4 521138951 533659401 075
Macedonia2 564491 06582021424185
Hungary3 535185141 08951878985
Italy3 57617548894406031 474
Palestine2 683161 19646739655310
Lebanon1 7432776041617348175
Canada1 7091619229533581592
Czech Republic2 0671320474632490582
Ghana1 8272146740128427483
Congo2 0081496749248371116
Syria11 8821937 0949721452 643835
Australia1 459014722540548497
Portugal2 77732697520194631 046
Sudan3 3541211 91237532628286
Colombia1 797943235335452516
Switzerland1 284316134315390373
Nigeria1 6504138531727337543
Kenya1 5231246135533446216
Algeria1 1892143029611238193
Indonesia1 189328925110321315
Austria1 193415634015276402
Gambia1 110364394002815651

Source: Statistics Norway