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Level of education for men and women 16 years and older.1
20122017
TotalTotalMalesFemales
11 For many immigrants Statistics Norway has no information about their level of education. From 2014, figures include an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. See About the statistics about this and definitions of education levels. Tertiary vocational education was prior to 2016 included in upper secondary education.
Level of education, in total4 061 9844 304 2842 160 8892 143 395
Below upper secondary education1 107 8981 120 799573 536547 263
Upper secondary education1 648 2071 601 106858 262742 844
Tertiary vocational education122 76579 70343 062
Higher education, short866 3481 014 637412 916601 721
Higher education, long277 324416 540223 129193 411
Of this:
Ph.D.26 73743 77725 67018 107
Unknown or no completed education135 47028 43713 34315 094
Per cent
Below upper secondary education28.226.226.725.7
Upper secondary education42.037.440.034.9
Tertiary vocational education2.93.72.0
Higher education, short22.123.719.228.3
Higher education, long7.19.710.49.1
Of this
Ph.D.0.71.01.20.9

Source: Statistics Norway